In most cases, "mouth" in the Bible represents thought and logic, especially the kind of active, concrete thought that is connected with speech. The reason for this is pretty obvious, but it also holds when people, for instance, remove a stone from the mouth of a well, which represents gaining access to spiritual ideas. The mouth is used for eating as well as speaking, of course. In those circumstances, it represents our first, most external perception of a new spiritual idea or desire. This also makes sense, mirroring the way tasting food in the mouth gives us an instant impression of the quality of the food.

8399. ‘Quod inter Elim et inter Sinai’: quod significet continuum et quale, constat ex significatione ‘Elim’ et ex significatione ‘Sinai’, ex quibus ¹ liquet quid hoc intermedium significat; ‘Elim’ enim, ex fontibus et palmis quae ibi, significat verum et bonum quae sunt consolationis post tentationem, videatur versus ultimus capitis praecedentis, et ‘Sinai’, ex lege quae ibi promulgata est, significat bonum et inde verum; inde continuum et quale quod per ‘Sin’ significatur est bonum quod ex vero. Bonum quod ex vero est bonum quod apud spiritualem hominem est ante regenerationem, nam tunc ² facit bonum ex vero, hoc est, quia ita mandatum est, proinde ex oboedientia; at bonum ex quo verum est bonum quod apud ³ spiritualem hominem est post regenerationem, nam tunc bonum facit ex affectione; prius bonum significatur per ‘Sin’, posterius per ‘Sinai’.

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