Arcana Coelestia # 3193
3193. Verses 62-63 And Isaac had come from 1 Beer Lahai Roi, and was dwelling in the land of the south. And Isaac came out to meditate in the field towards evening, and lifted up his eyes and saw, and behold, the camels were coming.
'Isaac had come from Beer Lahai Roi' means Divine Rational Good born from Divine Truth itself. 'And was dwelling in the land of the south' means consequently in Divine light. 'And Isaac came out to meditate in the field' means a state of the Rational immersed in good. 'Towards evening' means as compared with the things below it. 'And lifted up his eyes and saw' means directing the attention. 'And behold, the camels were coming' means towards general facts in the natural man.
Poznámky pod čarou:
1. literally, came from coming [from]
House
A "house" is essentially a container -- for a person, a family, several families or even a large group with shared interests (think of the term "houses of worship.") In the Bible, a "house" is also a container, but for spiritual things rather than natural things. In various uses a "house" can represent part of the mind, the whole mind, a whole person or even a church. The other nuance to the word "house" is that it is generally used in regards to our affections and desires rather than our thoughts and principles. This makes sense; we tend to engage our thoughts and rationality when we are out in the world doing our work, but when we are inside our houses we are driven most by love for our families and the desire to be good to those we love. So "house" tends to represent the things we want and care about -- which are ultimately the things that define us.