Arcana Coelestia # 6565
6565. 'And now forgive, I beg you, the transgression of the servants of your father's God' means repentance, and an acknowledgement of the Divine things of the Church. This is clear from the meaning of 'forgive, I beg you, the transgression' as a confession that they had transgressed, and repentance; from the meaning of 'the servants of your father's God' as an acknowledgement of the Divine things of the Church; for by saying that they are the servants of his father's God, they acknowledge that they serve the Church's God, and in so doing they acknowledge the Divine things there. For Israel, to whom 'father' refers here, means the Church, 4286, 6426.
Zechariah 10:3-4
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My anger is kindled against the shepherds, and I will punish the male goats; For Yahweh of Armies has visited his flock, the house of Judah, and will make them as his majestic horse in the battle.
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From him will come forth the cornerstone, from him the nail, from him the battle bow, from him every ruler together.
