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...
filhas
"Behold I have two daughters,” etc. (Gen. 19:8), signifies the affections of good and truth, and the blessedness perceivable from the enjoyment thereof, by those...
Moabe
'Moab,' in a positive sense, signifies people who are in natural good, and allow themselves to be easily seduced, but in an opposite sense, it...
Deuses
O Senhor é o próprio amor, expresso na forma da própria sabedoria. O amor, então, é a sua essência, o seu íntimo. A sabedoria -...
Baal
Baal-peor ('Numbers 25:5') signifies the adulteration of good.
ira
'Wrath,' as in Genesis 49:7, signifies aversion from truth. 'Great wrath,' as in Revelation 12:12, signifies hatred against the new church.
senhor
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...
disse
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...
Moisés
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...
cabeças
A cabeça é a parte de nós que é mais alta, o que significa, num sentido representativo, que é o que está mais próximo do...
sol
The 'sun' signifies celestial and spiritual love. The 'sun' in the Word, when referring to the Lord, signifies His divine love and wisdom. Because the...
de 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...
juízes
É fácil ver a ligação entre o julgamento e a verdade. Em um tribunal, o propósito do juiz é encontrar a verdade. Em uma partida...
mate
'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...
homens
The relationship between men and women is deep and nuanced, and one entire book of the Writings – Conjugial Love or Love in Marriage –...
veio
As with common verbs in general, the meaning of “come” in the Bible is highly dependent on context – its meaning is determined largely by...
filhos
Swedenborg tells us that space and time in the physical world correspond to states of life in the spiritual world. So when the Bible talks...
irmãos
Há duas maneiras de se usar "irmão" na Bíblia, maneiras que ainda são refletidas na linguagem moderna. Uma denota uma relação de sangue real; a...
vista
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...
congregação
A congregation is a group of people with common loves, interests, and purposes. It often refers to a church group. In the Word it is...
Porta
Em um sentido geral, as portas na Bíblia representam os desejos iniciais pelo bem e conceitos de verdade que introduzem as pessoas em novos níveis...
vendo
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...
filho
'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...
arão
Arão era o irmão de Moisés. Ele simboliza duas coisas, uma durante a primeira parte do êxodo, quando ele era o porta-voz de Moisés, e...
levantou-se
It is common in the Bible for people to "rise up," and it would be easy to pass over the phrase as simply describing a...
Meio
'Middle' denotes what is primary, principal, or inmost.
mão
Scientists believe that one of the most crucial developments in the evolution of humans was bipedalism – walking on two legs. That left our hands...
vinte
'Twenty,' when referring to a quantity, signifies everything, or fullness, because it is ten twice. In Genesis 18:31, 'twenty', like all numbers occurring in the...
quatro
O número "quatro" na Bíblia representa coisas que estão ligadas entre si ou unidas. Isto é em parte porque quatro é duas vezes dois, e...
mil
As children, most of us at some point frustrated our mothers into using the phrase “if I've told you once, I've told you a thousand...
Sacerdócio
'The priesthood' represents the Lord regarding the work of salvation, because this proceeds from the divine good of his divine love. 'The priesthood of Aaron,...
Perpétuo
'Perpetual' in the literal sense, means to the end of one’s life, after death, and eternity.
Deus
O Senhor é o próprio amor, expresso na forma da própria sabedoria. O amor, então, é a sua essência, o seu íntimo. A sabedoria -...
nome
It's easy to see that names are important in the Bible. Jehovah changed Abram and Sarai to Abraham and Sarah, changed Jacob to Israel and...
casa
A "house" is essentially a container - for a person, for a family, for several families or even for a large group with shared interests...
mulher
The word "woman" is used a number of different ways in the Bible – as a simple description, as someone connected to a man ("his...
filha
Marriages among people – both in the Bible and in life – represent spiritual marriage. Women represent the desire to be good and to do...
cabeça
A cabeça é a parte de nós que é mais alta, o que significa, num sentido representativo, que é o que está mais próximo do...
midiã
'Midian' signifies people who are in falsity.
irmã
The Lord calls people who are in truth from the good of charity from Him 'sisters,' as in Matthew 12:50. 'Sister' denotes intellectual truth, when...
dia
"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...
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