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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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Like "say," the word "speak" refers to thoughts and feelings moving from our more internal spiritual levels to our more external ones – and ultimately...
โมเสส
Moses's name appears 814 times in the Bible (KJV), third-most of any one character (Jesus at 961 actually trails David at 991). He himself wrote...
แก้แค้น
'To be avenged seventy and seven fold' denotes damnation.
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...
หลัง
Behind, or after, (Gen. 16:13), signifies within or above, or an interior or superior principle.
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...
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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...
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...
มีเดีย
'Midian' signifies people who are in falsity.
มีเดียน
'Midian' signifies people who are in falsity.
ส่ง
In every instance, however, 'being sent' means coming forth, (or going forth), in the internal sense, as in John 17:8. In similar manner, it is...
พัน
As children, most of us at some point frustrated our mothers into using the phrase “if I've told you once, I've told you a thousand...
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...
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'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...
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Priests' represent the Lord regarding His divine good. When they do not acknowledge the Lord, they lose their signification of the Lord.
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...
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,...
ฆ่า
'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...
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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...
ห้า
Five also signifies all things of one part.
บาลาอัม
The Children of Israel entered the country of Moab during their long journey from Egypt toward the land of Canaan. Moab's king, Balak, was afraid...
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...
เด็ก
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....
ฝูง
Animals in the Bible generally refer to spiritual activity, the things we actually do on a spiritual level. "Cattle," as typically used in the Bible,...
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Fire, in the spiritual sense, can mean both love and hatred depending on the context, just as natural fire can be both comforting in keeping...
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Fire, in the spiritual sense, can mean both love and hatred depending on the context, just as natural fire can be both comforting in keeping...
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...
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...
ริบ
'To spoil,' as in Genesis 34:27, signifies destruction. 'Spoil,' as in Deuteronomy 13:16, signifies the falsification of truth.
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"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...
เสีย
'To spoil,' as in Genesis 34:27, signifies destruction. 'Spoil,' as in Deuteronomy 13:16, signifies the falsification of truth.
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...
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...
ค่าย
Camps in the Bible represent spiritual order – a person’s (or a church community’s) whole collection of desires for good and true ideas on how...
ที่ราบ
'A plain' signifies good and truth in the natural self, because 'the people who dwell in plains,' or 'beneath mountains and hills' are in the...
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'Moab,' in a positive sense, signifies people who are in natural good, and allow themselves to be easily seduced, but in an opposite sense, it...
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The river Jordan separates the land of Canaan from the lands to the east. This separation represents the division of the human mind into an internal...
จอร์แดน
The river Jordan separates the land of Canaan from the lands to the east. This separation represents the division of the human mind into an internal...
เมืองเยรีโค
Jericho' signifies instruction and also the good of life because no one can be instructed in the truths of doctrine but he who is in...
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}
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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...
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War in the Word represents the combat of temptation when what is good is assaulted by what is evil or false. The evil that attacks...
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...
หญิง
Female signifies good.
คำ
'Word,' as in Psalms 119:6-17, stands for doctrine in general. 'The Word,' as in Psalms 147:18, signifies divine good united with divine truth. 'Word,' as...
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....
ผู้ชาย
The relationship between men and women is deep and nuanced, and one entire book of the Writings – Conjugial Love or Love in Marriage –...
ชาย
The relationship between men and women is deep and nuanced, and one entire book of the Writings – Conjugial Love or Love in Marriage –...
ผู้หญิง
The word "woman" is used a number of different ways in the Bible – as a simple description, as someone connected to a man ("his...
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,...
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...
แตะ
Imagine having your mother touch your cheek. Then imagine having your spouse or someone you love romantically touch your cheek. Then imagine having a baby...
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Imagine having your mother touch your cheek. Then imagine having your spouse or someone you love romantically touch your cheek. Then imagine having a baby...
ที่สาม
'Three' denotes fullness, and 'a third,' not full.
สาม
The Writings talk about many aspects of life using the philosophical terms "end," "cause" and "effect." The "end" is someone’s goal or purpose, the ultimate...
ที่เจ็ด
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,...
ชิ้น
The two sticks, in Ezekiel 37:16-22, signify the celestial and spiritual kingdom of the Lord.
หนังสัตว์
'Skin' corresponds to truth or to falsity in the extremes. See Arcana Coelestia 1835, 10036, and Apocalypse Explained 386. 'Skin,' as in Job 19:26, means...
แพะ
From correspondences, a goat signifies the natural man. The goat which was sacrificed, as in Leviticus 16:5-10, signifies the natural man regarding a part purified,...
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'Wood' signifies good, as well the good of love to the Lord as the good of charity towards our neighbor.
ทอง
'Money' relates to truth.
เงิน
'Silver,' in the internal sense of the Word, signifies truth, but also falsity. 'Silver' means the truth of faith, or the truth acquired from selfhood,...
ทองสัมฤทธิ์
Brass and iron as in Isaiah 48:4 and Daniel 7:19 signify what is hard.
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'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,...
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'Tin,' as in Ezekiel 22:18, has respect to the literal sense of the Word, or the goods and truths of the natural self.
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...
การแยก
'Separation' of good from evil explained.
ผ่าน
'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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It is said, in Deuteronomy 22:11, "Thou shalt not wear a garment of diverse sorts; as of woolen and linen together…”. This means that the...
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The head is the part of us that is highest, which means in a representative sense that it is what is closest to the Lord....
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...
ลา
Donkeys signify the things relating to the self-intelligence of the sensual man; and camels, the things of self-intelligence in the natural man (Isa 30:6, 7.)
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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,...
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God rested on the seventh day of creation. That represents a state of holiness and tranquility that was preserved in the form of the sabbath....
ผู้ดูแล
"Keeping" in the Bible generally has to do with controlling the actual actions of life, though in some cases it can mean holding something away...
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Like most numbers in the Bible, "six" can have various meanings depending on context, but has a couple that are primary. When used in relation...
สิบห้า
Fifteen, as in Genesis 7:20, signifies so few as to be scarce anything.
หกสิบ
'Sixty' means the full time and state of the implantation of truth in our minds.
สามสิบ
'Thirty' has a twofold significance because it is is the product of five and six, and also three and ten. From five multiplied by six,...
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'Near,' in the Word, signifies presence and conjunction. 'To be near' signifies being on internal levels. Near,' as in Genesis 19:20, signifies truth bordering upon...
แหวน
In Genesis 41:42 and Luke 16:22, 'to give a ring' signifies something that confirms power.
เรา
Angels do give us guidance, but they are mere helpers; the Lord alone governs us, through angels and spirits. Since angels have their assisting role,...
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'For a sign and for a memorial,' denotes that a thing should be perpetually remembered.