2362. “看哪, 我有两个女儿, 还没有亲近过男人” 表对善与真的情感. 这从 “女儿” 的含义清楚可知, “女儿” 是指情感 (参看489-491节). 她们 “还没有亲近过男人” 表虚假还没有玷污过她们, “男人” 表理性真理, 在反面意义上表虚假 (265, 749, 1007节). 情感有两种类型, 即对良善的情感和对真理的情感 (参看1997节). 前者, 即对良善的情感构成属天的教会, 在圣言中被称为 “锡安的女儿或女子”, 或 “锡安的处女”; 而后者, 即对真理的情感构成属灵的教会, 在圣言中被称为 “耶路撒冷的女子”.

如以赛亚书:

锡安的处女藐视你, 嗤笑你; 耶路撒冷的女子在你后面摇头. (以赛亚书 37:22; 列王纪下 19:21)

耶利米哀歌:

耶路撒冷的女子哪, 我可用什么与你相比呢? 锡安的处女哪, 我可拿什么和你比较, 好安慰你呢? (耶利米哀歌 2:13)

弥迦书:

你这羊群的高台, 锡安女子的山冈哪, 从前的权柄, 就是耶路撒冷女子的国权, 必归与你. (弥迦书 4:8)

西番雅书:

锡安的女子哪, 应当欢呼. 以色列阿, 应当发声. 耶路撒冷的女子哪, 应当满心欢喜快乐. (西番雅书 3:14)

撒迦利亚书:

锡安的女子哪, 应当大大喜乐; 耶路撒冷的女子哪, 应当发声. 看哪, 你的王来到你这里! (撒迦利亚书 9:9; 马太福音 21:5; 约翰福音 12:15)

属天的教会, 或主的属天国度被称为来自对良善的情感, 即来自对主自己之爱的 “锡安的女儿或女子” (参看以赛亚书 10:32; 16:1; 52:2; 62:11; Jer. 4:31; 6:2, 23; 耶利米哀歌 1:6; 2:1, 4, 8, 10; 弥迦书 4:10, 13; 撒迦利亚书 2:10; 诗篇 9:14). 属灵的教会, 或主的属灵国度被称为来自对真理的情感, 因而来自对邻之仁的 “耶路撒冷的女子” (参看耶利米哀歌 2:15). 第一卷多次论述了这两种教会及其特征.

由于属天教会通过存在于对邻之爱中的对主之爱而存在, 故它尤其好比未结婚的女子或处女. 事实上, 它也被称为 “童女”, 如启示录:

这些人未曾沾染妇女, 他们原是童女. 羔羊无论往哪里去, 他们都跟随他, 因为他们在神的宝座前没有瑕疵. (启示录 14:4-5)

这一点在犹太教会中也有所体现: 承接圣职的不可娶寡妇, 要娶处女为妻 (利未记 21:13-15; 以西结书 44:22).

由本节内容可以看出圣言在内义上何等纯洁. 但它在文字上没有表现出来, 如当读到 “看哪, 我有两个女儿, 还没有亲近过男人, 容我领她们出来给你们, 就照你们看为好的对待她们吧! 只是这两个人, 不要向他们作什么” 这些话时, 人们只会想到淫秽的事, 尤其那些过着邪恶生活的人. 然而, 通过所给出的解读明显可知, 这些话在内义上何等贞洁, 也就是说, 它们表示对良善与真理的情感, 以及不向主的神性和神圣施暴的人出于这些情感的享受所感知到的幸福.

1462. 'Egypt' means, in reference to the Lord, knowledge comprised of cognitions, but in reference to all others, knowledge in general. This becomes clear from the meaning of that country in the Word, dealt with already in several places, and specifically in 1164, 1165. Indeed the Ancient Church existed in Egypt, as it did in many other places, 1238, and while the Church was in that region all kinds of knowledge flourished there more than anything else; and this explains why 'Egypt' came to mean knowledge. But after those people desired to penetrate the mysteries of faith by means of all this knowledge, and so to inquire into the truth of Divine arcana from their own power, Egypt became a place of magic, and so came to mean factual knowledge which perverts, and which gives rise to falsities and derivative evils, as is clear in Isaiah 19:11.

[2] That 'Egypt' means all kinds of knowledge that serve a use, thus at this point knowledge comprised of cognitions which is able to serve as vessels for celestial and spiritual things, becomes clear from the following places in the Word: In Isaiah,

They have led Egypt astray, the corner-stone of the tribes. Isaiah 19:13.

Here it is called 'the corner-stone of the tribes', which was to serve as the base on which the things of faith meant by 'the tribes' were to rest. In the same prophet,

On that day there will be five cities in the land of Egypt which speak in the lip of Canaan and swear to Jehovah Zebaoth. Each will be called Ir Heres. On that day there will be an altar to Jehovah in the midst of the land of Egypt, and a pillar at its border to Jehovah; and it will be a sign and a witness to Jehovah Zebaoth in the land of Egypt, for they will cry to Jehovah because of the oppressors, and He will send a savior and a prince to them, and he will deliver them. And Jehovah will make Himself known to Egypt, and the Egyptians will know Jehovah on that day and will offer sacrifice and minchah, and will make vows to Jehovah and perform them. And Jehovah will smite Egypt, smiting and healing, and they will return to Jehovah; and He will be entreated by them, and He will heal them. Isaiah 19:18-22.

Used in a good sense here, 'Egypt' stands for people who possess facts, or natural truths, which are the vessels for spiritual truths.

[3] In the same prophet,

On that day there will be a highway from Egypt to Asshur, and Asshur will come into Egypt and Egypt into Asshur, and the Egyptians will serve Asshur. ¹ On that day Israel will be the third with Egypt and Asshur, a blessing in the midst of the earth, whom Jehovah Zebaoth will bless, saying, Blessed be Egypt My people, and Asshur the work of My hands, and Israel My heritage. Isaiah 19:23-25.

Here 'Egypt' means knowledge consisting of natural truths, 'Asshur' reason or rational things, and 'Israel' spiritual things, which follow one another in that order. Hence the statement that 'on that day there will be a highway from Egypt to Asshur, and Israel will be the third with Egypt and Asshur'.

[4] In Ezekiel,

Fine linen with embroidered work from Egypt was your sail, that it might be to you an ensign. Ezekiel 27:7.

This refers to Tyre, which means the possession of cognitions. 'Fine linen with embroidered work' stands for the truths contained in all kinds of knowledge which are of service; belonging as they do to the external man facts ought to be of service to the internal man. In the same prophet,

Thus said the Lord Jehovih, At the end of forty years I will gather Egypt from the peoples among whom they were scattered, and I will bring back the captivity of Egypt. Ezekiel 29:13-14.

Here also 'Egypt' has much the same meaning, as is also said of Judah and Israel in many other places that they were to be gathered from the peoples and brought back from captivity. In Zechariah,

And it will be that whoever of the families of the earth does not go up to Jerusalem to worship the King, Jehovah Zebaoth, there will be no rain upon them And if the family of Egypt does not go up, and does not come . . . Zechariah 14:17-18.

Here also 'Egypt' is used in a good sense to have a similar meaning.

[5] That knowledge or human wisdom is meant by 'Egypt' becomes clear also in Daniel 11:43 where knowledge of celestial and of spiritual things is called 'the secret hoards of gold and silver' and also 'the precious things of Egypt'. And of Solomon it is said that his wisdom surpassed the wisdom of all the sons of the east and all the wisdom of the Egyptians, 1 Kings 4:30. And the house built by Solomon for Pharaoh's daughter had no other representation, 1 Kings 7:8 and following verses.

[6] The Lord's being taken into Egypt when He was an infant had no other meaning than that which here is meant by Abram, though He was also taken there so that He might fulfill all things that had taken place and were representative of Himself. The passage of Jacob and his sons down into Egypt represented in the inmost sense nothing other than the Lord's initial instruction in cognitions from the Word, as is also evident from what follows. In reference to the Lord the following is said in Matthew,

The angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying, Rise, take the boy and His mother, and flee into Egypt, and be there until I tell you. He rose and took the boy and His mother by night, and departed into Egypt, and was there until the death of Herod, so that what had been said by the prophet might be fulfilled, when he said, Out of Egypt have I called My son. Matthew 2:13-15, 19-21.

This promise is stated in Hosea as follows,

When Israel was a boy I loved him, and out of Egypt I called My son. Hosea 11:1.

From this it is clear that 'the boy Israel' is used to mean the Lord, His instruction when a boy being expressed by the words, 'Out of Egypt have I called My son'.

[7] In the same prophet,

By a prophet Jehovah brought Israel up out of Egypt and by a prophet he was preserved. Hosea 12:12-13.

Here similarly 'Israel' is used to mean the Lord. 'A prophet' means one who teaches, thus teaching consisting of cognitions. In David,

Turn us back, O God Zebaoth, cause Your face ² to shine and we shall be saved. You caused a vine to set out from Egypt, You drove out the nations and planted it. Psalms 80:7-8.

This too refers to the Lord, who is called 'the vine out of Egypt' as regards the cognitions in which He was receiving instruction.

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