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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...
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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...
เจ้า
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...
ภูเขา
'Hills' signify the good of charity.
อิสราเอล
'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...
กล่าว
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...
กล่าวว่า
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
นำ
As with common verbs in general, the meaning of “bring” is highly dependent on context, but in general it represents an introduction to a new...
ดาบ
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...
มา
As with common verbs in general, the meaning of “come” in the Bible is highly dependent on context – its meaning is determined largely by...
สูง
'Height' signifies what is inward, and also heaven.
แท่นบูชา
The first altar mentioned in the Word was built by Noah after he came out of the ark. On that altar, he sacrificed clean animals...
แตก
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...
ตก
Like other common verbs, the meaning of "fall" is highly dependent on context in regular language, and is highly dependent on context in a spiritual...
ฆ่า
'The slain' when referring to the Lord, as in Revelation 5, means the separation of everything from the divine. In denial of His divinity, He...
กระดูก
Bones are strong and supportive, providing a framework for our bodies and making motion and action possible. They are also the least "alive" part of...
อาศัยอยู่
Habitation, as mentioned in Genesis 27:39, signifies life. The habitation of holiness signifies the celestial kingdom. The habitation of honorableness signifies the spiritual kingdom, as...
เมือง
In the ancient world cities were very nearly nations unto themselves – they existed within walls, with their own laws and customs, generally centered on...
งาน
'Works,' as in Genesis 46:33, denote goods, because they are from the will, and anything from the will is either good or evil, but anything...
ล้ม
Like other common verbs, the meaning of "fall" is highly dependent on context in regular language, and is highly dependent on context in a spiritual...
ล้มลง
Like other common verbs, the meaning of "fall" is highly dependent on context in regular language, and is highly dependent on context in a spiritual...
ท่ามกลาง
The "midst" of something in the Bible represents the thing that is most central and most important to the spiritual state being described, the motivation...
กลาง
'Middle' denotes what is primary, principal, or inmost.
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...
เหลือ
In Leviticus 6:16, 'Aaron and his sons eating the remainder' signifies a person’s reciprocation and making something one's own. This represents conjunction by means of...
ประเทศ
'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...
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...
ตา
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...
เกลียด
'To loathe' denotes aversion.
ความชั่วร้าย
'Wickedness' signifies evil, and 'iniquity' signifies falsities.
ชั่วร้าย
'To hurt,' as mentioned in Revelation 6:6, signifies violation and profanation. 'To hurt' as mentioned in Revelation 9:4, signifies perverting the truths and goods of...
พูด
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...
เท้า
Our feet are the lowest and most utilitarian parts of our bodies, and in the Bible they represent the lowest and most utilitarian part of...
โรค
'Pestilence' denotes the vastation of good and truth.
โรคระบาด
'Pestilence' denotes the vastation of good and truth.
ตาย
Dead (Gen. 23:8) signifies night, in respect to the goodnesses and truths of faith.
ใต้
In the Bible, things that are lower down, or under, physically, generally represent things that are lower or more external spiritually. In some cases, the...
ต้นไม้
In general, plants in the Bible represent facts, thoughts and ideas – intellectual things. This makes sense: Plants are rooted in place, but can grow...
ไม้
'Wood' signifies good, as well the good of love to the Lord as the good of charity towards our neighbor.
เขียว
The color green is almost exclusively used in connection with plants in the Bible (the exceptions include two stomach-turning references to moldy plagues in Leviticus),...
ต้นโอ๊ก
'Oak' signifies the sensory good and truth of the church, and consequently, the lowest part of the natural, which is either the truths and goods,...
โอ๊ก
'Oak' signifies the sensory good and truth of the church, and consequently, the lowest part of the natural, which is either the truths and goods,...
กลิ่น
Fragrance means the affection of truth derived from good.
มือ
Scientists believe that one of the most crucial developments in the evolution of humans was bipedalism – walking on two legs. That left our hands...
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...
ที่อาศัย
Habitation, as mentioned in Genesis 27:39, signifies life. The habitation of holiness signifies the celestial kingdom. The habitation of honorableness signifies the spiritual kingdom, as...
รู้
Like so many common verbs, the meaning of "know" in the Bible is varied and dependent on context. And in some cases – when it...
รู้ว่า
Like so many common verbs, the meaning of "know" in the Bible is varied and dependent on context. And in some cases – when it...
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