Arcana Coelestia # 3174
3174. 'Her brother said, and her mother' means doubt on the part of the natural man. This is clear from the meaning of 'a brother' as the good within the natural man, dealt with in 3160, and from the meaning of 'a mother' as the truth there, dealt with in 3167. Consequently 'brother' and 'mother' mean the natural man since this is composed of good and truth. The fact that doubt is meant is self-evident, that is to say, doubt whether the girl would stay a few days longer or whether she would go with the man there and then.
268 - Spiritual Beauty
Napsal(a) Jonathan S. Rose
Title: Spritual Beauty
Topic: Salvation
Summary: If we want to have inner beauty, we need to know that evil makes our spirit monstrous, but love and wisdom make it gorgeous.
Use the reference links below to follow along in the Bible as you watch.
References:
Psalms 90:1-17
Genesis 12:10-12; 24:15-16; 29:16; Genesis 39:69-7
Exodus 2:1-2
1 Samuel 9:1-2; 16:1-12
Exodus 28:2
1 Samuel 25:3
1 Chronicles 16:29
2 Chronicles 20:21
Psalms 27:4; 29:1-2; 39:11; 50:1-3; 96:6-9; 149:1-4
Isaiah 4:2; 28:1-5; 33:17; 52:7; 61:1-3
Hebrews 11:23
Philippians 4:8
Isaiah 53:1-2