7576. 'And He caused hail to rain onto the land of Egypt' means the natural mind, which falsities arising from evil took possession of. This is clear from the meaning of 'causing to rain' as pouring onto, here being taken possession of ('raining' has reference to the activity of truth and goodness, or in the contrary sense to that of falsity and evil, for 'rain' is a blessing or it is a curse, 2445); from the meaning of 'hail' as falsity arising from evil, dealt with in 7553, 7574; and from the meaning of 'the land of Egypt' as the natural mind, as above in 7575.