8153. “以色列人却以高举的手出来了” 表尽管他们已经被神的大能从征服或掌控他们的企图中释放出来. 这从 “以色列人” 的代表, 以及 “出来” 和 “高举的手” 的含义清楚可知: “以色列人” 是指那些属于属灵教会, 或处于与仁结合之信的人, 如刚才所述 (8152节); “出来” 是指从征服或掌控他们的企图中被释放, “追袭” 就表示这种企图 (8152节); “高举的手” 是指神的大能, 因为 “手” 表示能力 (参看878, 3387, 4931-4937, 5327, 5328, 5544, 6292, 6947, 7011, 7188, 7189, 7518, 7673, 8050, 8069节); “高” 表示属神之物. “高” 之所以表示属神之物, 是因为这个词表示神所在的天堂. 这就是为何圣言论及耶和华或主说, 祂 “住在高处”, 又为何祂自称 “至高者”, 如这些经文:

耶和华被尊崇, 因祂居在高处. (以赛亚书 33:5)

又:

因为那至高至上, 住在永远, 名为圣者的如此说, 我住在至圣至高的地方. (以赛亚书 57:15)

诗篇:

耶和华从高处差人搭救我. (诗篇 18:16)

因此, 耶和华被称为 “至高者” (申命记 32:8; 但以理书 4:17, 32, 34; 7:18, 22, 25; 诗篇 7:17; 9:2; 18:13; 46:4; 50:14; 57:2; 82:6). 由于 “高” 表示天堂和天堂里的神, 所以那些属于代表性教会的人在大山和高地上敬拜神. 他们也因此为自己建高台或巍峨的神殿, 如圣言的历史和预言部分所经常提到的, 如以西结书:

你又为自己建高台, 在各街上做了高地. 你在各路头建造高台. (以西结书 16:24, 25, 31)

“高” 表示属神的或神性, 是因为星空表示天使天堂, 人们也以为它在那里. 但他们当中的更有智慧者知道天堂不在高处, 而是在爱之良善所在之地, 这地方就在人里面, 无论他在哪里. “高处” 或 “高物” 表示内层事物, 或那里的良善 (参看450, 1735, 2148, 4210, 4599节).

Like so many common verbs, the meaning of "know" in the Bible is varied and dependent on context. And in some cases -- when it is connected to ideas or objects -- its spiritual meaning and natural meaning are essentially the same. When the Bible talks about people knowing each other and especially when it talks about the Lord knowing people, the meaning has more to do with the states of love within people than it does with any factual knowledge. This makes sense if you think about it. When we really "know" somebody, what we mean is that we know what kind of person they are, what their motivations are, what they love, what they hate, what makes them tick. Those things are far more important than knowing their parents' names, where they were born or what year they graduated from school. Most often then, especially applied to people, "knowing" has to do with the perceptions we have about other people's loves and the conjunction that can exist between those with similar loves, not just a collection of facts.