tiden
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...
HERREN
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...
två
The number "two" has two different meanings in the Bible. In most cases "two" indicates a joining together or unification. This is easy to see...
ark
Det finns tre bågar som nämns i Ordet, Noas ark, bulkarken för barnet Mose och förbundets ark i tabernaklet. Alla dessa tre representerar det mänskliga...
trä
'Wood' signifies good, as well the good of love to the Lord as the good of charity towards our neighbor.
ord
'Word,' as in Psalms 119:6-17, stands for doctrine in general. 'The Word,' as in Psalms 147:18, signifies divine good united with divine truth. 'Word,' as...
sönder
To “break” something creates an image that is much different from “attacking,” “destroying,” or “shattering.” It is less emotional, less violent in its intent; it...
arken
Det finns tre bågar som nämns i Ordet, Noas ark, bulkarken för barnet Mose och förbundets ark i tabernaklet. Alla dessa tre representerar det mänskliga...
skrev
In John 8:2-11, the Lord wrote twice on the ground, when the woman taken in adultery was brought to him, which signifies the condemnation of...
tio
Most places in Swedenborg identify “ten” as representing “all,” or in some cases “many” or “much.” The Ten Commandments represent all the guidance we get...
dag
"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...
ned
"Down" is used many different ways in natural language, and its spiritual meaning in the Bible is highly dependent on context. Phrases like "bowing down,"...
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...
barn
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....
dog
Dead (Gen. 23:8) signifies night, in respect to the goodnesses and truths of faith.
Aron
Aron var Mose bror. Han symboliserar två saker, en under den första delen av utflykten, när han var Moses talesman, och en annan efter att...
Levi
'Levi' signifies truth in practice, which is the good of life. 'Levi,' in the highest sense, signifies love and mercy, in a spiritual sense, he...
stam
In general, 'the twelve tribes' signify every aspect of the doctrine of truth and good, or of faith and love. Truth and good, or faith...
stå
'To stand,' and 'come forth' as in Daniel 7:10, refers to truth. In Genesis 24:13, it signifies a state of conjunction of divine truth with...
ansikte
“The eyes are the windows of the soul.” That’s a sentiment with roots somewhere in murky antiquity, but one that has become hopelessly cliché because...
välsigna
Herren är perfekt kärlek uttryckt som perfekt visdom. Han skapade oss så att han kunde älska oss, kunna ge oss vår egen kärlek och visdom...
namn
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...
i 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...
arvedel
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...
bröder
There are two ways "brother" is used in the Bible, ways that are still reflected in modern language. One denotes an actual blood relationship; the...
Gud
Herren kallas "Jehova" i Bibeln när texten hänvisar till hans väsen, som är själva kärleken. Han kallas "Gud" när texten hänvisar till uttrycket för den...
fyrtio
'Forty' means completeness because 'four' means what is complete, as does 'ten.' Forty is the product of four and ten. Compound numbers have a meaning...
dagar
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...
nätter
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...
komma
As with common verbs in general, the meaning of “come” in the Bible is highly dependent on context – its meaning is determined largely by...
Land
Generally in the Bible a "country" means a political subdivision ruled by a king, or sometimes a tribe with a territory ruled by a king...
ed
'To sware' is a binding.
fäder
Father in the Word means what is most interior, and in those things that are following the Lord's order, it means what is good. In...
Israel
Jacob is told twice that his name will now be Israel. The first time is when he wrestles with an angel on his journey to...
vägar
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....
älskar
To some degree, there really is no spiritual meaning to the word “love” in the Bible. Why? Because if you truly love another, that is...
själ
The nature of the soul is a deep and complicated topic, but it can be summarized as "spiritual life," who we are in terms of...
håller
”Att hålla” i Bibeln har i allmänhet att göra med att kontrollera livets verkliga handlingar, men i vissa fall kan det innebära att man håller...
stadgar
All laws, even civil and judicial laws, which are in the Word, correspond to the laws of good and truth, which are in heaven.
himmel
"Luft" i Bibeln representerar tankar, men på ett mycket allmänt sätt - mer som vår förmåga att uppfatta idéer och hur vi tenderar att tänka,...
jorden
"Jorden" i Bibeln kan betyda en person eller en grupp likasinnade människor som i en kyrka. Men det hänvisar specifikt till det yttre i personens...
älskade
To some degree, there really is no spiritual meaning to the word “love” in the Bible. Why? Because if you truly love another, that is...
avkomlingar
'A seed' signifies love, and everyone who has love, as in Genesis 12:7. 8:15, 16. 'A seed' signifies faith grounded in charity. 'A seed' signifies...
efter
Enligt Swedenborg finns tid och rum inte i andlig verklighet; det är rent naturliga saker som bara finns på det fysiska planet. Det betyder att...
förhud
Heaven is filled with the love and delight of marriage, which has its origin in the marriage of love and wisdom in the Lord and...
herre
In most cases, a "master" in the Bible refers to truth: knowledge, an understanding of the situation at hand, an understanding of the Lord's wishes,...
faderlöse
The fatherless signify those who are in good without truth, and are desirous by truth to be led to good.
främlingen
The word "stranger" is used many times in the Bible, and it is sometimes paired with the word "sojourner". They are different concepts in the...
giver
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...
mat
Just as natural food feeds the natural body, so spiritual food feeds the spiritual body. And since our spiritual body is the expression of what...
älska
To some degree, there really is no spiritual meaning to the word “love” in the Bible. Why? Because if you truly love another, that is...
främlingar
The word "stranger" is used many times in the Bible, and it is sometimes paired with the word "sojourner". They are different concepts in the...
Egyptens
'Mizraim' signifies the same thing as Egypt.
frukta
Rädsla för det okända och rädsla för förändring är båda vanliga idéer, och täcker tillsammans ett brett spektrum av rädsla vi tenderar att ha i...
tjäna
Generally speaking, those who are at lower levels of an organization serve those at higher levels. Bosses boss and their employees serve; coaches devise strategy...
ögon
It’s common to say “I see” when we understand something. And indeed, “seeing” in the Bible represents grasping and understanding spiritual things. So it makes...
sett
To look,' as in Genesis 18:22, signifies thinking, because seeing denotes understanding. Look not back behind thee,' as in Genesis 19:17, means that Lot, who...
Egypten
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...
himmelens
Himlarna är himmelska och andliga saker. Följaktligen är det inre saker, både av Herrens rike i himlen och på jorden. Detta hänvisar också till kyrkan,...
stjärnor
'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...
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