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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...
บัญชา
To command is to give an order that something must be done, and is directed to an individual, or a group. It is an imperative,...
ในวันนี้
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...
วัน
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...
มา
Coming (Gen. 41:14) denotes communication by influx.
พระ
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...
เยโฮวาห์
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...
ปฏิญาณ
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...
บรรพบุรุษ
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...
ระลึก
'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...
ทาง
'To set a way,' as in Genesis 30:36, signifies being separated.
พระเจ้า
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...
นำ
"Leading" people in the Bible is, in the inner meaning, about leading people in spiritual things, not natural ones. When it talks about the Lord...
สี่สิบ
'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...
ทราบ
Like so many common verbs, the meaning of "know" in the Bible is varied and dependent on context. And in some cases – when it...
ดู
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...
อาหาร
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...
เสื้อผ้า
Soft raiment,' as in Matthew 11:9, represents the internal sense of the Word.
เท้า
Our feet are the lowest parts of our bodies, and they're very useful! In the Bible, feet represent the lowest and most utilitarian part of...
บวม
In Deuteronomy 8:4, 'neither did thy foot swell' signifies that the natural self was not hurt by the afflictions of temptation.
ดำเนิน
To walk in the Bible represents living, and usually means living according to the true things taught to us by the Lord -- to "walk...
เกรงกลัว
The fearful signify people who have no faith.
กลัว
The fearful signify people who have no faith.
ดี
It seems rather circular to say that “good” in the Bible represents good, but in a general sense it’s true! The case is this: The...
น้ำ
'Waters' signify truths in the natural self, and in the opposite sense, falsities. 'Waters' signify particularly the spiritual parts of a person, or the intellectual...
เนินเขา
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...
ข้าวสาลี
As the finest of the grains, wheat fittingly represents the finest of spiritual food, what Swedenborg calls "the good of love and charity" – which...
ต้นมะเดื่อ
In the Bible, a fig tree represents the "natural", outward life of a person in the world, and the thoughts and feelings directly connected it....
มะเดื่อ
In the Bible, a fig tree represents the "natural", outward life of a person in the world, and the thoughts and feelings directly connected it....
ทับทิม
'Pomegranates,' as in Exodus 28:34, signify the scientific ideas of good and truth, which are doctrinal matters from the Word in the memory, which is...
น้ำมัน
Oil – typically olive oil – was an extremely important product in Biblical times, for food preparation, medicinal ointment and for burning in lamps. As...
มะกอก
'An olive,' as in Isaiah 17:6, signifies celestial remains. 'An olive' signifies love and charity, because 'the olive tree' signifies the celestial church, and so...
น้ำผึ้ง
'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...
ขาด
For something to “fail” in the Bible means there is not enough understanding of truth and desire for good for someone to attain a higher...
เหล็ก
'Iron,' in Deuteronomy 8:9, signifies natural or rational truth. Iron' signifies natural truth, and consequently, the natural sense of the Word. At the same time,...
ทองสัมฤทธิ์
Brass and iron as in Isaiah 48:4 and Daniel 7:19 signify what is hard.
รับ
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...
ประทาน
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...
อิ่ม
'What satisfies' is what nourishes the soul.
พร
The Lord is perfect love expressed as perfect wisdom. He created us so that He could love us, could give us love and wisdom of...
ลืม
To forget, in the internal sense, signifies nothing else but removal and apparent privation.
คำตัดสิน
'Ordinances' in the prophets, signify changes relative to spiritual and celestial things, both in general and particular, which are also compared to the changes of...
กฎเกณฑ์
'Ordinances' in the prophets, signify changes relative to spiritual and celestial things, both in general and particular, which are also compared to the changes of...
สร้าง
To build something generally means to put together a variety of simpler pieces to make a useful and more complex structure, as to build a...
บ้าน
A "house" is essentially a container - for a person, for a family, for several families or even for a large group with shared interests...
อาศัยอยู่
Inhabitants,' in Isaiah 26:9, signify the men of the church who are in good of doctrine, and thence in the good of life.
ฝูง
It’s pretty easy for most people to read the Bible and get a sense for what “sheep” means without any help. They are simple, peaceful,...
แกะ
A flock, as in Genesis 26, denotes interior or rational good. A flock signifies those who are in spiritual good. A flock signifies natural interior...
เงิน
'Money' relates to truth.
ทอง
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...
อียิปต์
'Mizraim' signifies the same thing as Egypt.
น่ากลัว
The fearful signify people who have no faith.
งู
Serpents in the Bible represent reasoning that is based on what we know through our senses. This is the lowest and most outward mode of...
หิน
'A rock' signifies the Lord regarding the divine truth of the Word.
แข็ง
Stones in general represent true ideas. Flint is a kind of stone that can be chipped to form extremely sharp edges. To keep the metaphor...
จำ
'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...
ให้
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...
สมบัติ
When the Bible talks about riches, it is talking about spiritual wealth, not worldly wealth – ideas and knowledge about the Lord and spiritual things,...
นมัสการ
To bow, as in Genesis 18:2 signifies to humble.
ฟัง
'To hearken to father and mother,' as mentioned in Genesis 28:7, signifies obedience from affection. 'To hearken,' as mentioned in Genesis 30:22, signifies providence. See...
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