Arcana Coelestia # 6250
6250. 'And said, Whose are these?' means and regarding their origin, that is to say, a perception regarding it. This is clear from the meaning of 'saying' as perception, dealt with above in 6220; and from the meaning of whose are these?' as a question regarding their origin. For in the internal sense putting questions denotes knowledge gained by perception, see 2693, 6132.
Arcana Coelestia # 2692
2692. 'And the angel of God called to Hagar out of heaven' means comfort. This is clear from the meaning of 'calling out of heaven', also of 'the angel of God', as well as of 'Hagar'. 'Calling out of heaven' means influx, 'the angel of God' the Lord, 2925, 2319, and 'Hagar' the affection for cognitions of truth, 2691. An influx of the Lord into the affection for truth, when utmost grief is felt within that affection because truth has been taken away, is that comfort. That which with man flows in from the Lord is said to be 'called out of heaven', because it passes through heaven, and is clearly discernible there; but in man's perception and thought it is obscured and becomes discernible only through a change in the state of his affection, as here by his receiving comfort.