3206. 'And the servant said, He is my master' means acknowledgement, that is to say, by means of the Divine Natural, meant here by 'the servant'. This becomes clear without explanation. For introduction is effected by means of the Divine Natural, see 3192, also good acknowledges its own truth, and truth its own good, 3179.

When we eat, our bodies break down the food and get from it both energy and materials for building and repairing the body. The process is similar on a symbolic level in the Bible. Food represents the desire for good and the insight that comes from that desire for good – goodness and understanding that come from the Lord. But to put them to use we have to take them in and make them our own – which is spiritual eating.