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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...
ตรัส
Like "say," the word "speak" refers to thoughts and feelings moving from our more internal spiritual levels to our more external ones – and ultimately...
บุตรชาย
'A son,' as in Genesis 5:28, signifies the rise of a new church. 'Son,' as in Genesis 24:3, signifies the Lord’s rationality regarding good. 'A...
อับราฮัม
Abraham (or Abram, as he is named in the beginning of his story) was the ancestor of all the Children of Israel, through his son...
พระเจ้า
The Lord is called "Jehovah" in the Bible when the text is referring to his essence, which is love itself. He is called "God" when...
ชื่อ
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...
เกิด
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....
เข้าสุหนัต
Circumcision (Gen. 17:10) signifies purity.
บุตรชายของ
'A son,' as in Genesis 5:28, signifies the rise of a new church. 'Son,' as in Genesis 24:3, signifies the Lord’s rationality regarding good. 'A...
แปด
According to Swedenborg, the number eight represents something that is complete within itself, in every respect. Two reasons are offered for this. First, eight is...
วัน
"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...
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,...
ร้อย
It's a landmark for a young child to count to 100; it sort of covers all the "ordinary" numbers. One hundred is obviously significant for...
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...
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...
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...
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...
หย่านม
'To wean,' as in Genesis 21:8, signifies separation, as infants are from their mother’s breasts.
เลี้ยง
There are two kinds of feasts mentioned in the Bible. Some were held to commemorate specific, one-time events, such as the feast Abraham held to...
เห็น
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...
ฮาการ์
Hagar, as mentioned in Genesis 16, signifies the affection of sciences of the outward self and also the life of the outer or natural self.
สายตา
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...
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...
ลุกขึ้น
It is common in the Bible for people to "rise up," and it would be easy to pass over the phrase as simply describing a...
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...
ขนมปัง
The word “bread” is used two ways in the Bible. In some cases it means actual bread; in others it stands for food in general....
น้ำ
Water was obviously of tremendous importance in Biblical times (and every other time). It is the basis of life, the essential ingredient in all drinks,...
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...
หนึ่ง
A company might have executives setting policy and strategy, engineers designing products, line workers building them, managers handling personnel and others handling various functions. They...
นั่ง
If you think about sitting, it seems fair to say that where you're sitting is more important than that you're sitting. Sitting in a movie...
ตาย
Dead (Gen. 23:8) signifies night, in respect to the goodnesses and truths of faith.
นั่งอยู่
If you think about sitting, it seems fair to say that where you're sitting is more important than that you're sitting. Sitting in a movie...
สวรรค์
"Heaven" and "heavens" are used many times in the Bible, with a couple of variations of meaning. Sometimes it is relatively literal, including times when...
กลัว
The fearful signify people who have no faith.
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...
เบิก
To open,' as in Revelation 9, signifies communication and conjunction.
เติม
There are two ways something can be filled: It can be filled with something bad against the wishes of its owner, or it can be...
อาศัยอยู่
'Inhabit' refers to good.
ปาราน
'Paran' or 'Elparan' signifies a state of illumination from the Lord’s divine human.
มารดา
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...
ภรรยา
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...
ประเทศ
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...
อียิปต์
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...
อาบีเมเล
Abimelech, his companion Ahusath, and Phicol, the chief captain of his army (Genesis 26:26), represent the doctrinals of faith as grounded in the literal sense...
ผู้บัญชาการ
In the Bible, “captains,” “commanders” and “chiefs”, and the armies they lead, represent large collections of spiritual desires and large collections of spiritual ideas. The...
ทหาร
Armies of the heavens and the sands of the sea ('Jeremiah 33:15-22') signify the knowledges of truth and good in the spiritual and natural ma{ign21}
ปฏิญาณ
'To sware' is a binding.
ตรัสว่า
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...
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...
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...
บอก
'To tell' signifies perceiving, because in the spiritual world, or in heaven, they do not need to tell what they think because they communicate every...
ได้ยิน
'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...
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...
ทั้งสอง
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...
สอง
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...
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,...
เจ็ด
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,...
ขุด
In general, digging in the Bible means applying your own mind, your own faculties to find or create spiritual things. This is reflected in common...
กลับ
There are many instances in the Bible which describe people turning back, looking back or going back. In most cases it is a negative, sometimes...
ปลูก
'To plant' denotes regeneration.
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...
นิรันดร
'Perpetual' in the literal sense, means to the end of one’s life, after death, and eternity.
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