время
Time is an aspect of the physical world, but according to Swedenborg is not an aspect of the spiritual world. The same is true of...
плен
Captivity and spoil (Daniel 11:33) signifies the deprivation of every truth and good.
народ
'A nation,' as in Genesis 21:18, signifies the spiritual church which should receive the good of faith. Nation from afar,' as in Jeremiah 5:17, signifies...
наследие
In Biblical times, possessions passed from fathers to sons, a patriarchal system that would not be accepted in today's society – but one that is...
Израиля
'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...
жребий
On the most internal level, the stories of Abraham tell us about the Lord's development in his own childhood, with Abraham representing the Lord's spiritual...
вино
Wine played a key role in the ancient world, where safe, reliable water sources were scarce. It could be stored for long periods of time;...
Тир
'Tyre,' as in Ezekiel 27:13-14, represents people with knowledge of celestial and spiritual things.
серебро
'Money' relates to truth.
золото
Gold means good, and just as gold was the most precious metal known to ancient mankind so it represents the good of the highest and...
голову
The head is the part of us that is highest, which means in a representative sense that it is what is closest to the Lord....
дочерей
Marriages among people – both in the Bible and in life – represent spiritual marriage. Women represent the desire to be good and to do...
Руки
Scientists believe that one of the most crucial developments in the evolution of humans was bipedalism – walking on two legs. That left our hands...
Господь
The Bible refers to the Lord in many different ways, which from the text seem indistinguishable and interchangeable. Understood in the internal sense, though, there...
сказал
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...
орала
'Ploughshares,; as in Isaiah 2:4 and Micah 4:3, signify the goods of the church which are perfected, or set forth by truths.
мечи
A 'sword,' in the Word, signifies the truth of faith combating and the vastation of truth. In an opposite sense, it signifies falsity combating and...
серпы
'Ploughshares,; as in Isaiah 2:4 and Micah 4:3, signify the goods of the church which are perfected, or set forth by truths.
копья
'A lancet' signifies truth.
говорит
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...
судить
It’s easy to see the connection between judging and truth. In a court of law, the judge’s whole purpose is to find the truth. In...
день
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...
солнце
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...
Луна
'The moon' signifies the Lord in reference to faith, and thus faith in the Lord. 'The moon' signifies spiritual good or truth. 'The moon' signifies...
звезды
'Stars' signify the knowledge of truth and good. 'Stars' are frequently mentioned in the Word, and always signify goods and truths, but in an opposite...
небо
"Воздух" в Библии представляет собой мысль, но в очень общем смысле - больше похоже на нашу способность воспринимать идеи и то, как мы склонны думать,...
Земля
"Земля" в Библии может означать человека или группу единомышленников, как в церкви. Но это относится конкретно к внешнему виду человека, или к общему мышлению группы....
Бог
Господь есть сама любовь, выраженная в виде мудрости. Тогда любовь - это Его сущность, Его крайняя сущность. Мудрость - любящее понимание того, как воплотить любовь...
святой
'Sanctuary' signifies the truth of heaven and the church. 'Sanctuary,' as in Ezekiel 24:21, signifies the Word.
Иерусалим
Jerusalem, on Mount Zion, signifies the doctrine of love to the Lord, and how it governs your life. Jerusalem first comes to our attention in...
горы
The Writings tell us that the Lord's love is the sun of heaven, and it is natural for us to look above ourselves to the...
холмы
'Hills' signify the good of charity.
дома
A "house" is essentially a container - for a person, for a family, for several families or even for a large group with shared interests...
источник
A fountain signifies the Lord and the Word. A fountain signifies superior truth, and well, inferior truth. A fountain, as in Psalm 104:10, denotes knowledges....
Египет
In the Bible, Egypt means knowledge and the love of knowledge. In a good sense that means knowledge of truth from the Lord through the...
Едом
'Edom' or 'Idumea,' as in Isaiah 34:5, signifies those who are in evil and in falsities thence derived.
кровь
The internal meaning of “blood” is a little tricky, because Swedenborg gives two meanings that seem quite different. In most cases, Swedenborg links blood with...
земле
"Земля" в Библии может означать человека или группу единомышленников, как в церкви. Но это относится конкретно к внешнему виду человека, или к общему мышлению группы....
Иуда
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.
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