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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...
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...
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...
ฟัง
Thanks to modern science, we now understand that hearing actually happens in the brain, not the ears. The ears collect vibrations in the air and...
สมัย
Elders are mentioned in the Bible mainly in two ways: First the elders of Israel: and second the 24 elders seated about the throne of...
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...
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...
ตั๊กแตน
Grasshoppers signify the same as locusts: the false which vastates the extremes of the natural part of the mind.
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...
เมา
To be drunken without wine (Isa. 29:9), are they who are unconcerned about the Word, and the truths of faith, and thus have no inclination...
ดื่ม
Food in the Bible represents the desire for good, and water and other drinks represent the understanding and true ideas we need to recognize what...
ปาก
In most cases, "mouth" in the Bible represents thought and logic, especially the kind of active, concrete thought that is connected with speech. The reason...
ฟัน
'Tooth,' as in Exodus 21:24, denotes the exterior understanding, and natural truth.
สิงโต
'A lion' signifies the good of celestial love and the truth from that good.
ต้นมะเดื่อ
The Writings tell us that the fig tree represents the "natural human," which is our outward life in the world, and the thoughts and feelings...
มะเดื่อ
The Writings tell us that the fig tree represents the "natural human," which is our outward life in the world, and the thoughts and feelings...
ขาว
'White' relates to truths, because it originates in the light of the sun.
พรหมจารี
'Virgins,' as in Revelation 14:4, signify people who love truths because they are truths, so from a spiritual affection. 'Virgin' signifies the church as a...
คาดเอว
To gird one’s self, as in John. 21:18, signifies to know and perceive truths in the light from good.
คาด
To gird one’s self, as in John. 21:18, signifies to know and perceive truths in the light from good.
ผ้ากระสอบ
'A sack' in Genesis 42:25, means a receptacle, and here 'a receptacle' on the natural level, because it is a story about the truths and...
กระสอบ
'A sack' in Genesis 42:25, means a receptacle, and here 'a receptacle' on the natural level, because it is a story about the truths and...
ของพระ
Priests' represent the Lord regarding His divine good. When they do not acknowledge the Lord, they lose their signification of the Lord.
ปุโรหิต
Priests' represent the Lord regarding His divine good. When they do not acknowledge the Lord, they lose their signification of the Lord.
ปรนนิบัติ
'To minister,' as in Genesis 40:2, relates to scientific ideas.
โศกเศร้า
In a general sense, mourning in the Bible represents a state of grief over the lack of desires for good and true ideas about life....
เสีย
'A spoiler,' as in Jeremiah 48:32, signifies evil and its derivative falsity.
แห้ง
'Withering and drying up,' as in Ezekiel 17:10, referring to the east wind, signifies when there is no good or truth.
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...
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...
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.
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...
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...
รวบรวม
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...
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...
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.
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...
สัตว์
"Beasts" represent the affection for doing good things, a true desire to do them from the heart. In the negative sense, "beasts" stand for the...
ฝูง
'A herd,' as mentioned in Genesis 32:7, denotes exterior or natural good, and also not good things.
ทุ่งหญ้า
Plants in the Bible generally represent facts, knowledge that can be gleaned from the world. Plants that can serve animals as food represent facts that...
หญ้า
Plants in the Bible generally represent facts, knowledge that can be gleaned from the world. Plants that can serve animals as food represent facts that...
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...
ไฟ
A flame signifies spiritual good, and the light of it truth from that good. A flame of fire, as in Revelation 1:14, signifies spiritual love,...
เผาผลาญ
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...
เผา
Just as natural fire can be both comforting in keeping you warm or scary in burning down your house, so fire in the spiritual sense...
เปลวไฟ
A flame signifies spiritual good, and the light of it truth from that good. A flame of fire, as in Revelation 1:14, signifies spiritual love,...
สัตว์ป่า
"Beasts" represent the affection for doing good things, a true desire to do them from the heart. In the negative sense, "beasts" stand for the...
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,...