Arcana Coelestia # 5896
5896. 'And God sent me before you' means as ordained by Divine Providence. This is clear from the meaning of 'God sent me before you' as Divine Providence, as above in 5890.
Zechariah 8:11-12
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But now I will not be to the remnant of this people as in the former days," says Yahweh of Armies.
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"For the seed of peace and the vine will yield its fruit, and the ground will give its increase, and the heavens will give their dew; and I will cause the remnant of this people to inherit all these things.