Stones in the Bible in general represent truths, or things we know concerning the Lord and what He wants from us and for us in life. This is why the people of Israel built altars of stone, and is also why stoning was a principal form of capital punishment (using truth to destroy falsity, or in the negative sense using falsity to destroy truth). It is also why precious stones are described in such detail on Aaron's breastplate and ephod, and also in the New Jerusalem in Revelation; precious stones represent true ideas directly from the Lord with the various colors showing various forms of love. Stones are not alone in representing truth, of course -- it sometimes seems that almost everything in the Bible represents either true ideas or desires for good. But that makes sense, since our thoughts and our desires together are everything we are in life, and the interplay between them is what life is all about. The many ways they are represented in the Bible reflect the incredible variety in our feelings and thoughts, though we can only distantly understand how those representations work. In the case of stones, in their weight, strength and permanence they tend to represent true ideas that come from a desire for good, the understanding we can have if we are truly good and loving -- and in the highest sense the exalted ideas that come from the Lord's love. Those ideas are ones that are not easily moved or changed, and make wonderful foundations for the things we want to build in our spiritual lives.

9395. “将一半的血洒在祭坛上” 表从主的神性人身发出的神性真理. 这从 “血” 和 “祭坛” 的含义清楚可知:

“血” 是指神性真理, 如刚才所述 (9393节);

“祭坛” 是指主的神性人身的一个代表 (921, 2777, 2811, 4489节), 因而是指敬拜主的主要代表 (4541, 8935, 8940节).

“洒在祭坛上的一半的血” 之所以表示从主的神性人身发出的神性真理, 而 “洒在百姓身上” 的另一半血 (出埃及记 24:8) 表示被教会成员接受的这神性真理, 是因为一个约正在建立, 而 “约” 表示结合 (665, 666, 1023, 1038, 1864, 1996, 2003, 2021, 6804, 8767, 8778节); 当从主发出的神性真理被人接受时, 主与该教会成员的结合就发生了. 由此明显可知为何要用血; 又为何当洒在祭坛和百姓身上时, 它被称为 “立约的血” (24:8).