Arcana Coelestia # 102
102. Verse 9 And Jehovah God caused to spring up out of the ground every tree desirable to the sight and good for food; and the tree of life 1 in the middle of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
'Tree' means perception, 'tree desirable to the sight' the perception of what is true, 'tree good for food' the perception of what is good, 'tree of life' love and faith deriving from love, and 'the tree of the knowledge of good and evil' faith derived from sensory evidence, that is, from knowledge.
Poznámky pod čarou:
1. literally, of lives
Psalms 65:5-13
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By terrible things in righteousness wilt thou answer us, O God of our salvation; who art the confidence of all the ends of the earth, and of them that are afar off upon the sea:
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Which by his strength setteth fast the mountains; being girded with power:
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Which stilleth the noise of the seas, the noise of their waves, and the tumult of the people.
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They also that dwell in the uttermost parts are afraid at thy tokens: thou makest the outgoings of the morning and evening to rejoice.
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Thou visitest the earth, and waterest it: thou greatly enrichest it with the river of God, which is full of water: thou preparest them corn, when thou hast so provided for it.
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Thou waterest the ridges thereof abundantly: thou settlest the furrows thereof: thou makest it soft with showers: thou blessest the springing thereof.
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Thou crownest the year with thy goodness; and thy paths drop fatness.
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They drop upon the pastures of the wilderness: and the little hills rejoice on every side.
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The pastures are clothed with flocks; the valleys also are covered over with corn; they shout for joy, they also sing.
