147. Verse 21 And Jehovah God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and he fell asleep; and He took one of his ribs, and He closed up the flesh in its place.

'A rib', which is a breast bone, is used to mean man's proprium when it contains very little life, a proprium indeed that he cherishes. 'The flesh in place of the rib' is used to mean the proprium when it does contain some life. 'A deep sleep' is used to mean that state into which he was brought so that he might seem to himself to have a proprium. This state resembles sleep because a person in that state is conscious only of living, thinking, speaking, and acting from himself. But when he starts to realize that this is false, he is aroused from sleep so to speak and wakes up.

Title: No Air at All

Topic: Word

Summary: The Bible is the living Word of God because it has a living spirit, a spiritual life, within it. To say that it has no depth of meaning is like saying it is a body with no spirit, no breath at all.

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References:
Habakkuk 2:18, 20
Genesis 2:7; 6:17-end
Genesis 7:21-22
1 Kings 17:17
Job 12:7-10; 27:1-6; 32:6-9; 33:1-4; 34:14-15
Psalms 104:29-30; 135:15-18
Isaiah 42:5
Jeremiah 14:14-16
Ezekiel 2:1-2; 3:23-24; 37:1-end
Daniel 10:15-19
Habakkuk 2:18-20
Luke 23:46
John 6:60, 63; 20:22
Acts of the Apostles 17:22, 28
2 Corinthians 3:3
Revelation 11:1-13