1168. 创世记 10:7. 古实的儿子是西巴, 哈腓拉, 撒弗他, 拉玛, 撒弗提迦. 拉玛的儿子是示巴, 底但.

“古实的儿子” 表那些没有内在敬拜, 但有对信的认知之人, 他们的宗教信仰仅在于具有这类认知. “西巴, 哈腓拉, 撒弗他, 拉玛, 撒弗提迦” 是指具有这类认知的很多民族, 因为在内义上, 这些民族表认知本身. “拉玛的儿子” 同样表那些没有内在敬拜, 但有对信的认知之人, 他们的宗教信仰只在于具有这类认知. “示巴, 底但” 是指具有这些认知的民族, 因为在内义上, 这些民族表认知本身, 唯一的区别是, “古实的儿子” 表对属灵事物的认知, “拉玛的儿子” 表对属天事物的认知.

When we eat, our bodies break down the food and get from it both energy and materials for building and repairing the body. The process is similar on a symbolic level in the Bible. Food represents the desire for good and the insight that comes from that desire for good – goodness and understanding that come from the Lord. But to put them to use we have to take them in and make them our own – which is spiritual eating.