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A burden (Jer. 17:4) signifies that which is from the proprium of man.
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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...
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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...
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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...
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'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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He is said to be 'just' in a spiritual sense, who lives according to divine laws. They on the right hand being called 'just,' as...
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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...
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He is said to be 'just' in a spiritual sense, who lives according to divine laws. They on the right hand being called 'just,' as...
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The word "righteous" has taken on a bit of negative shading in modern language. That may be because we hear it most often as part...
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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...
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Chaldea was a land lying along the Euphrates river near its mouth, south of Babylon, part of what is now southern Iraq. It was a...
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'To hasten' or 'hastiness' in the internal sense, does not denote what is quick, but what is certain, and also what is full, thus every...
ม้า
'A horse' signifies knowledges or understanding of the Word. In an opposite sense it signifies the understanding of the Word falsified by reasonings, and likewise...
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'A leopard,' being a crafty and insidious animal, particularly represents people who confirm faith separate from good works. 'A leopard' signifies the affection or lust...
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'A leopard,' being a crafty and insidious animal, particularly represents people who confirm faith separate from good works. 'A leopard' signifies the affection or lust...
มา
Coming (Gen. 41:14) denotes communication by influx.
บิน
To fly, when spoken of the Lord, signifies to foresee and to provide. To fly, when predicated of the Lord, also signifies omnipresence. To fly...
นกอินทรี
Eagle wings, referred to in Daniel 7:3, signify rational principles grounded in man's proprium.
กิน
When we eat, our bodies break down the food and get from it both energy and materials for building and repairing the body. The process...
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To gather, as in Genesis 6:21, refers to those things which are in the memory of man, where they are gathered. It also implies that...
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'Sand,' as in Matthew 7:27, signifies faith separate from charity.
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The human mind is composed of two parts, a will and an understanding, a seat of loves and affections, and a seat of wisdom and...
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"Catching" is used in a variety of ways in the Bible, both positive and negative. Thieves get caught; the Egyptians caught up with the Children...
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'To pass,' as in Genesis 31:52, signifies flowing in. 'To pass the night,' as in Genesis 24:54, signifies having peace. 'To pass through,' as in...
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'To pass,' as in Genesis 31:52, signifies flowing in. 'To pass the night,' as in Genesis 24:54, signifies having peace. 'To pass through,' as in...
พระเจ้า
When the Bible speaks of "Jehovah," it is representing love itself, the inmost love that is the essence of the Lord. That divine love is...
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...
ตาย
Dead (Gen. 23:8) signifies night, in respect to the goodnesses and truths of faith.
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To be "pure" in the Bible means - unsurprisingly - to be devoid of evil. Thus all the washing for purification prescribed in the Laws...
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'Silence' has various significations. In general it means everything which causes it, which includes astonishment, which is a special cause, as in Revelation 8:1.
กลืน
To 'swallow' signifies natural truth.
ทะเล
Water generally represents what Swedenborg calls “natural truth,” or true concepts about day-to-day matters and physical things. Since all water ultimately flows into the seas,...
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To make glad signifies influx and reception from joy of heart.
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'To slay a man to his wounding,' means extinguishing faith, and 'to slay a young man to his hurt,' signifies extinguishing charity, as in Genesis...