10280. 'And you shall speak to the children of Israel, saying' means instruction given to those who belong to the Church. This is clear from the meaning of 'the children of Israel' as the Church, dealt with in the places referred to in 9340; and from the meaning of 'speaking' and 'saying', when what is said comes from Jehovah, as instruction, dealt with in 6879, 6881, 6883, 6891, 7186, 7226, 7241, 7267, 7304, 7380, 7517, 8127.

6881. 'And He said, Thus shall you say to the children of Israel' means the instruction that is provided second. This is clear from the meaning of 'God said', when it is used a second time, as a new phase of perception, dealt with in 2061, 2238, 2260, the new phase of perception being here the instruction that is given second; and from the representation of 'the children of Israel' as those who belong to the spiritual Church, for whose benefit that instruction was provided.