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For this commandment which I▵ command thee today, is not too wonderful for thee, neither is it far··off.
Deuteronomy 30:11
Hearken
'To hearken,' as mentioned in Genesis 30:22, signifies providence. 'To hearken to father and mother,' as mentioned in Genesis 28:7, signifies obedience from affection.
See Obedience.
(Odkazy: Arcana Coelestia 3684)
Arcana Coelestia # 3684
3684. 'And that Jacob had listened to his father and to his mother' [means obedience and affection]. This is clear from the meaning of 'listening to someone' or hearkening as obeying, dealt with in 2542. Doing so 'to father and mother' means obedience due to affection.
