In the Word, “light” in the highest sense represents Divine Truth: knowledge, ideas, understanding that come to us from the Lord. In lesser degrees -- the light of a lamp, the light of the moon and so forth -- it represents lower levels of truth, ideas and understanding drawn from more earthly sources. Also, the sun in the Word represents the Lord, with its heat representing the divine love and its light representing the divine wisdom. That wisdom flows into our minds and enters our lives in the form of truth -- things we can know and ponder that lead us and help us to be good people. This connection between light and thought is one of many spiritual/natural relationships that's embedded in our common language. People “see the light” when they understand something; we try to “shed some light” by bringing new thoughts to a difficult question; people are “enlightened” when they get new information or a more complete understanding of something. And a light bulb in a cartoon represents an idea!

4117. “面向基列山行去” 表它里面的良善. 这从 “山” 的含义清楚可知. “山” 是指爱的属天元素, 也就是良善 (795, 1430节), “雅各” 所表良善就是与它结合; “基列” 表示它的根本性质. 由于这条河是边界, 并且如前所述, 结合的第一个阶段就在那里, 故在约旦河这边的 “基列山” 表示结合的第一个阶段所涉及的良善.

那山所在的基列地就位于广泛意义上所理解的迦南地境内. 它就在约旦河这一边, 作为产业被恩赐给流便人和迦得人, 尤其被恩赐给玛拿西的半个支派. 由于产业延伸得那么远, 所以说它位于广泛意义上所理解的迦南地境内. 这块地作为产业被恩赐给这些支派, 这一事实清楚可见于摩西五经 (民数记 32:1, 26-41; 申命记 3:8, 10-16; 约书亚记 13:24-31). 因此, 当迦南地呈现为一个整体时, 可以说它 “从基列一直延伸到但”, 从另一个意义上说, “从别是巴一直延伸到但”, 因为但也是一个边界 (1710, 3923节). 至于它从别是巴一直延伸到但, 可参看前文 (2858, 2859节). “从基列一直延伸到但” 出现在摩西五经:

摩西从摩押平原登尼波山, 上了那与耶利哥相对的毗斯迦山顶. 耶和华把基列全地直到但指给他看. (申命记 34:1)

还出现在士师记:

基列人安居在约旦河外. 但人为何担心船只? (士师记 5:17)

“基列” 因是一个边界, 故在灵义上表示首先到来的良善, 这良善是身体感官的良善; 因为正在重生之人首先被引入感官的良善或快乐. 这就是 “基列” 在先知书所具有的意义 (如耶利米书 8:20, 22; 22:6; 46:11; 50:19; 以西结书 47:18; 俄巴底亚书 1:19; 弥迦书 7:14; 撒迦利亚书 10:10; 诗篇 60:7), 也是在反面意义上所具有的意义 (如何西阿书 6:8; 12:12).