3063. 'And deal mercifully' means an influx of love. This is clear from the consideration that the essence of mercy is love. Love itself is converted into mercy and becomes mercy when anyone in need of help is regarded with love or charity. Consequently mercy is the expression of love towards those who are needy and wretched. But here in the internal sense 'mercy' is used to mean love and 'dealing mercifully' an influx of love, since it was an influx from the Lord's Divine itself into His Divine Human. In fact it was by means of Divine love that is the Lord's that He made His Human Divine, for love is the very being (esse) of life, while Divine love exists in none but the Lord. See what has been stated already about the Lord's love in the following places:

The Lord's life was a love towards the whole human race, 2253, and from that love He did battle, 1690, 1789, 1812, 1813, 1820.

It surpasses all understanding, 1799, 2077.

The Lord is Divine love itself, 2077, 2500, 2572.

Jehovah is love, 1735.

Nothing apart from love has life, 1589.

Anyone who possesses mutual love possesses the Lord's life, 1799, 1802, 1803.

Love and charity are the celestial itself, 1419, 1824.

Title: No Strangers

Topic: Salvation

Summary: The human family exhibits a fair amount of stranger anxiety. What does Scripture say about strangers?

Use the reference links below to follow along in the Bible as you watch.

References:
Acts of the Apostles 10
Genesis 24:3-4; 42:7; 43:32; 46
Exodus 12:37-38, 43-48; 22:21
Leviticus 22:10; 25:23
Numbers 15:15; 1:51; 3:10; 16:40
Deuteronomy 10:16, 18-19
Psalms 39:12; 145:9; 146:9
Matthew 12:15; 25:35, 43; 18:15-17
Luke 5:27; 13:27; 16:26
1 Corinthians 5:9
Galatians 6:9-10
1 Timothy 2:1, 4
Isaiah 65:1-5