sprak
Like "say," the word "speak" refers to thoughts and feelings moving from our more internal spiritual levels to our more external ones – and ultimately...
heere
The Lord, in the simplest terms, is love itself expressed as wisdom itself. In philosophic terms, love is the Lord's substance and wisdom is His...
mozes
Moses's name appears 814 times in the Bible (KJV), third-most of any one character (Jesus at 961 actually trails David at 991). He himself wrote...
heilig
'To sanctify' denotes being led by the Lord. 'To sanctify' denotes being incapable of being violated.
eerstgeborenen
Wanneer de Bijbel spreekt over generaties of geboortevolgorde, heeft de innerlijke betekenis te maken met de progressie van geestelijke staten en hun relatieve belangrijkheid. De...
baarmoeder
'Matrix' signifies opening of the spiritual mind.
kinderen
A child is a young boy or girl in the care of parents, older than a suckling or an infant, but not yet an adolescent....
israels
'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...
beesten
"Beasts" represent the affection for doing good things, a true desire to do them from the heart. In the negative sense, "beasts" stand for the...
zeide
As with many common verbs, the meaning of “to say” in the Bible is highly dependent on context. Who is speaking? Who is hearing? What...
gedenkt
'To remember,' as in Genesis 41:9, signifies conjunction. 'Remembering' denotes conjunction because the remembrance of anyone in the other life joins them together, because as...
dag
The expression 'even to this day' or 'today' sometimes appears in the Word, as in Genesis 19:37-38, 22:14, 26:33, 32:32, 35:20, and 47:26. In a...
egypte
In de Bijbel betekent Egypte kennis en liefde voor de kennis. In goede zin betekent dat kennis van de waarheid van de Heer door de...
hand
Scientists believe that one of the most crucial developments in the evolution of humans was bipedalism – walking on two legs. That left our hands...
gegeten
Als we eten, breekt ons lichaam het voedsel af en haalt er zowel energie als materialen uit voor de opbouw en het herstel van het...
maand
'A month' has respect to the state of truth in a person. 'A month' signifies a full state. Month,' as in Genesis 29, signifies the...
abib
The month Abib in the Hebrew calendar signifies the beginning of a new spiritual state. The Passover, and with it, the beginning of the Exodus...
land
Land' in the Word, denotes the church, for the things which signify the church also signify the things relating to the church, for these constitute...
Hethieten
'A Hittite' in a good sense, signifies the spiritual church, or the truth of the church. The Hittites were among the upright Gentiles who were...
hevieten
The Hivites' represent those who were in idolatry, but in which there was something of good.
gezworen
The Lord swearing by himself signifies that divine truth testifies, for He is divine truth itself, and this testifies from itself and means itself. It...
geven
Like other common verbs, the meaning of "give" in the Bible is affected by context: who is giving what to whom? In general, though, giving...
melk
Water represents true ideas about day-to-day life, and other drinks and liquids in general represent different forms of truth. Milk is a drink that contains...
honig
'Honey' signifies the delight derived from good and truth or from the affection thereof, and specifically the external delight. Thus it signifies the delight of...
zeven
The number 'seven' was considered holy, as is well known, because of the six days of creation, and the seventh, which is the celestial self,...
dagen
The expression 'even to this day' or 'today' sometimes appears in the Word, as in Genesis 19:37-38, 22:14, 26:33, 32:32, 35:20, and 47:26. In a...
ongezuurde
For something to be “unleavened” means that it's been made without yeast. Since yeast is what makes bread rise and take on its airy texture,...
eten
Als we eten, breekt ons lichaam het voedsel af en haalt er zowel energie als materialen uit voor de opbouw en het herstel van het...
gezien
The symbolic meaning of "seeing" is "understanding," which is obvious enough that it has become part of common language (think about it; you might see...
zoon
A child is a young boy or girl in the care of parents, older than a suckling or an infant, but not yet an adolescent....
dage
"Day" describes a state in which we are turned toward the Lord, and are receiving light (which is truth) and heat (which is a desire...
teken
'A token,' as in Genesis 9:12, 13, 17, signifies causing it to be.
gedachtenis
'For a sign and for a memorial,' denotes that a thing should be perpetually remembered.
ogen
Het is gebruikelijk om te zeggen "Ik zie" als we iets begrijpen. En inderdaad, "zien" in de Bijbel staat voor het begrijpen en begrijpen van...
heeren
The Lord, in the simplest terms, is love itself expressed as wisdom itself. In philosophic terms, love is the Lord's substance and wisdom is His...
mond
In most cases, "mouth" in the Bible represents thought and logic, especially the kind of active, concrete thought that is connected with speech. The reason...
gegeven
Like other common verbs, the meaning of "give" in the Bible is affected by context: who is giving what to whom? In general, though, giving...
zonen
'A son,' as in Genesis 5:28, signifies the rise of a new church. 'Son,' as in Genesis 24:3, signifies the Lord’s rationality regarding good. 'A...
zeggen
As with many common verbs, the meaning of “to say” in the Bible is highly dependent on context. Who is speaking? Who is hearing? What...
ons
Angels do give us guidance, but they are mere helpers; the Lord alone governs us, through angels and spirits. Since angels have their assisting role,...
farao
'Pharaoh' signifies scientific ideas, or the natural principle in general. 'Pharaoh' signifies false ideas infesting the truth of the church. Pharaoh,' in Genesis 40, represents...
doodde
'To slay a man to his wounding,' means extinguishing faith, and 'to slay a young man to his hurt,' signifies extinguishing charity, as in Genesis...
eerstgeborene
Wanneer de Bijbel spreekt over generaties of geboortevolgorde, heeft de innerlijke betekenis te maken met de progressie van geestelijke staten en hun relatieve belangrijkheid. De...
voorhoofdspanselen
Frontlets between the eyes, as in Deuteronomy 6:8, signify understanding.
god
De Heer is de liefde zelf, uitgedrukt in de vorm van de wijsheid zelf. Liefde is dan ook zijn essentie, zijn in wezen. Wijsheid -...
weg
These days we tend to think of "roads" as smooth swaths of pavement, and judge them by how fast we can drive cars on them....
filistijnen
The Philistines play a large role in the Bible as one of the longest-standing and most bitter rivals of the people of Israel, clashing with...
strijd
Oorlog in het Woord vertegenwoordigt de strijd van de verleiding wanneer het goede wordt aangevallen door het kwade of het valse. Het kwaad dat aanvalt...
zien
The symbolic meaning of "seeing" is "understanding," which is obvious enough that it has become part of common language (think about it; you might see...
woestijn
'Wilderness' signifies something with little life in it, as described in the internal sense in Luke 1:80 'Wilderness' signifies somewhere there is no good because...
schelfzee
Flags, as in Exodus 2:3, signify scientific falsities.
beenderen
Botten zijn sterk en ondersteunend, bieden een kader voor ons lichaam en maken beweging en actie mogelijk. Ze zijn ook het minst "levende" deel van...
jozef
Joseph, Jacob’s eleventh son, is one of the favorite characters in the Bible, with his troubles, his triumphs over them, and his constant trust in...
eed
'To sware' is a binding.
sukkoth
'Succoth,' as in Genesis 33:17, and Psalms 60:6-7 and 108:7-8, signifies the quality of the holy state of truth from good, because 'Succoth' signifies tents,...
nacht
The sun in the Bible represents the Lord, with its heat representing His love and its light representing His wisdom. “Daytime,” then, represents a state...
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