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.

9324. “也必从你们中间除去疾病” 表保护, 免得歪曲真理, 玷污良善. 这从 “从你们中间除去” 和 “疾病” 的含义清楚可知:

“从你们中间除去” 当论及 “疾病” 所表示的被歪曲的真理和被玷污的良善时, 是指保护, 因为当主保护某人免受它们伤害时, 就会除去它们 (参看9313节);

“疾病” 是指被歪曲的真理和被玷污的良善. 这些就是属灵生命的疾病; 因为属灵生命通过属于信的真理和属于爱的良善而存在和持续存在. 当这些被歪曲和败坏时, 人就生病了; 但当它们在心里被否认时, 他在灵性上就死了.

“疾病” 表示这类事物并与它们相对应 (参看4958, 5711-5727, 8364, 9031节的末尾节).