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...
talade
Like "say," the word "speak" refers to thoughts and feelings moving from our more internal spiritual levels to our more external ones – and ultimately...
Mose
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...
kvinna
'Women,' as in Genesis 45:19, signify the affections of truth. But in Genesis 31:50, 'women' signify affections of not genuine truth, so not of the...
hustru
The Hebrew of the Old Testament has six different common words which are generally translated as "wife," which largely overlap but have different nuances. Swedenborg...
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...
talar
Like "say," the word "speak" refers to thoughts and feelings moving from our more internal spiritual levels to our more external ones – and ultimately...
oss
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,...
tre
The Writings talk about many aspects of life using the philosophical terms "end," "cause" and "effect." The "end" is someone’s goal or purpose, the ultimate...
uppenbarelsetältet
'The tabernacle' has almost the same meaning as 'temple,' that is, in the highest sense, the Lord’s divine humanity, and in a relative sense, heaven...
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,"...
stående
'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...
tältet
'Tent' is used in the Word to signify the celestial and holy aspects of love, because in ancient time they performed holy worship in their...
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...
profet
The idea of a "prophet" is very closely tied to the idea of the Bible itself, since the Bible was largely written by prophets. At...
drömmar
A dream, as in Genesis 20:3,signifies being somewhat obscure.
tjänare
“Servant” literally means “a person who serves another,"" and its meaning is similar in reference to the spiritual meaninngs of the Bible. Our lives in...
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...
tala
Like "say," the word "speak" refers to thoughts and feelings moving from our more internal spiritual levels to our more external ones – and ultimately...
vrede
Ilska är en känsla så vanligt för människor att den inte kräver någon definition. Men ett par intressanta punkter kan tas upp. 1) Herren är...
molnskyn
In Isaiah 19:1, "Jehovah rides upon a light cloud, and comes into Egypt", signifies the visitation of the natural man from spiritual-natural Divine Truth, for...
vit
'White' relates to truths, because it originates in the light of the sun.
snö
'Snow' signifies truth in extremes, because it is water, which signifies the truths of faith. It also relates to truth because it is white. 'Snow,'...
herre
Characters in the Bible will often address others using the term “my lord,” and it seems to be no more than an expression of respect....
synd
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...
hälften
Half and double in reference to numbers in the world have a similar signification as the numbers themselves.
moders
In general, mothers in the Bible represent the Lord's church on earth, or the church among those who know and follow the Lord. In some...
fader
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...
skam
On a natural level, there are a variety of things that can cause shame. We might be ashamed of physical weakness or ugliness; we might...
sju
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,...
dagar
"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...
lägret
Camps in the Bible represent spiritual order – a person’s (or a church community’s) whole collection of desires for good and true ideas on how...
)