8680. “摩西的岳父叶忒罗把燔祭和祭物献给神” 表源于爱之良善和信之真理的敬拜. 这从 “燔祭” 和 “祭物” 的含义清楚可知. “燔祭” 和 “祭物” 是属于内在敬拜的属天和属天事物的代表; “燔祭” 是属天事物, 也就是爱之良善的代表; “祭物” 是属灵事物, 也就是信之真理的代表 (参看922, 923, 1823, 2180, 2805, 2807, 2830, 3519, 6905节). “燔祭” 代表那些属于爱之良善的事物, “祭物” 代表那些属于信之真理的事物, 这一点从它们的设立明显看出来; 即: 献燔祭的时候, 所有东西, 连肉带血都要焚烧; 但在献祭物的时候, 肉是可以吃的, 这从利未记 (1-5章), 民数记 (28章) 和申命记可以看出来; 在申命记有这些话:

你的燔祭, 连肉带血, 都要献在耶和华你神的坛上. 祭物的血要倒在耶和华你神的坛上; 肉你可以吃. (申命记 12:27)

这两样事物之所以由燔祭和祭物来代表, 是因为燔祭和祭物代表总体上对神的一切事物 (923, 6905节); 总体上对神的敬拜建立在爱与信的基础上, 因为没有爱与信, 就没有敬拜, 只有一个仪式, 就是诸如没有内在, 因而没有生命在里面的外在人所执行的那种仪式.

As with many common verbs, the meaning of “to say” in the Bible is highly dependent on context. Who is speaking? Who is hearing? What is it about? Is it a command, a message, an apology, instruction? All these things enter into the meaning of “say.” In general, though, “saying” has to do with sharing truth at various levels -- from the most exalted power people can have to perceive the Lord's desires directly to the most basic of orders issued to people at their lowest.