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1 και-C λαλεω-VAI-AAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM προς-P *μωυσης-N1M-ASM λεγω-V1--PAPNSM

2 λαλεω-VA--AAD2S ο- A--DPM υιος-N2--DPM *ισραηλ-N---GSM και-C αποστρεφω-VA--AAPNPM στρατοπεδευω-VA--AAD3P απεναντι-P ο- A--GSF επαυλις-N3I-GSF ανα-P μεσος-A1--ASN *μαγδωλος-N2--GSM και-C ανα-P μεσος-A1--ASM ο- A--GSF θαλασσα-N1S-GSF εκ-P εναντιος-A1A-GSF *βεελσεπφων-N----S ενωπιον-P αυτος- D--GPM στρατοπεδευω-VF--FAI2S επι-P ο- A--GSF θαλασσα-N1S-GSF

3 και-C ειπον-VF2-FAI3S *φαραω-N---NSM ο- A--DSM λαος-N2--DSM αυτος- D--GSM ο- A--NPM υιος-N2--NPM *ισραηλ-N---GSM πλαναω-V3--PMI3P ουτος- D--NPM εν-P ο- A--DSF γη-N1--DSF συνκλειω-VX--XAI3S γαρ-X αυτος- D--APM ο- A--NSF ερημος-N2--NSF

4 εγω- P--NS δε-X σκληρυνω-VF--FAI1S ο- A--ASF καρδια-N1A-ASF *φαραω-N---GSM και-C καταδιωκω-VF--FMI3S οπισω-P αυτος- D--GPM και-C ενδοξαζομαι-VS--FPI1S εν-P *φαραω-N---DSM και-C εν-P πας-A1S-DSF ο- A--DSF στρατια-N1A-DSF αυτος- D--GSM και-C γιγνωσκω-VF--FMI3P πας-A3--NPM ο- A--NPM *αιγυπτιος-N2--NPM οτι-C εγω- P--NS ειμι-V9--PAI1S κυριος-N2--NSM και-C ποιεω-VAI-AAI3P ουτως-D

5 και-C ανααγγελλω-VDI-API3S ο- A--DSM βασιλευς-N3V-DSM ο- A--GPM *αιγυπτιος-N2--GPM οτι-C φευγω-VX--XAI3S ο- A--NSM λαος-N2--NSM και-C μεταστρεφω-VDI-API3S ο- A--NSF καρδια-N1A-NSF *φαραω-N---GSM και-C ο- A--GPM θεραπων-N3--GPM αυτος- D--GSM επι-P ο- A--ASM λαος-N2--ASM και-C ειπον-VAI-AAI3P τις- I--NSN ουτος- D--NSN ποιεω-VAI-AAI1P ο- A--GSN εκ αποστελλω-VA--AAN ο- A--APM υιος-N2--APM *ισραηλ-N---GSM ο- A--GSM μη-D δουλευω-V1--PAN εγω- P--DP

6 ζευγνυω-VAI-AAI3S ουν-X *φαραω-N---NSM ο- A--APN αρμα-N3M-APN αυτος- D--GSM και-C πας-A3--ASM ο- A--ASM λαος-N2--ASM αυτος- D--GSM συν αποαγω-VBI-AAI3S μετα-P εαυτου- D--GSM

7 και-C λαμβανω-VB--AAPNSM εξακοσιοι-A1A-APN αρμα-N3M-APN εκλεκτος-A1--APN και-C πας-A1S-ASF ο- A--ASF ιππος-N2--ASF ο- A--GPM *αιγυπτιος-N2--GPM και-C τριστατης-N1M-APM επι-P πας-A3--GPN

8 και-C σκληρυνω-VAI-AAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM ο- A--ASF καρδια-N1A-ASF *φαραω-N---GSM βασιλευς-N3V-GSM *αιγυπτος-N2--GSF και-C ο- A--GPM θεραπων-N3--GPM αυτος- D--GSM και-C καταδιωκω-VAI-AAI3S οπισω-P ο- A--GPM υιος-N2--GPM *ισραηλ-N---GPM ο- A--NPM δε-X υιος-N2--NPM *ισραηλ-N---GPM εκπορευομαι-V1I-IMI3P εν-P χειρ-N3--DSF υψηλος-A1--DSF

9 και-C καταδιωκω-VAI-AAI3P ο- A--NPM *αιγυπτιος-N2--NPM οπισω-P αυτος- D--GPM και-C ευρισκω-VA--AAI3P αυτος- D--APM παρα ενβαλλω-VX--XAPAPM παρα-P ο- A--ASF θαλασσα-N1S-ASF και-C πας-A1S-NSF ο- A--NSF ιππος-N2--NSF και-C ο- A--NPN αρμα-N3M-NPN *φαραω-N---GSM και-C ο- A--NPM ιππευς-N3V-NPM και-C ο- A--NSF στρατια-N1A-NSF αυτος- D--GSM απεναντι-P ο- A--GSF επαυλις-N3I-GSF εκ-P εναντιος-A1A-GSF *βεελσεπφων-N----S

10 και-C *φαραω-N---NSM προςαγω-V1I-IAI3S και-C αναβλεπω-VA--AAPNPM ο- A--NPM υιος-N2--NPM *ισραηλ-N---GSM ο- A--DPM οφθαλμος-N2--DPM οραω-V3--PAI3P και-C ο- A--NPM *αιγυπτιος-N2--NPM στρατοπεδευω-VAI-AAI3P οπισω-P αυτος- D--GPM και-C φοβεω-VCI-API3P σφοδρα-D αναβοαω-VAI-AAI3P δε-X ο- A--NPM υιος-N2--NPM *ισραηλ-N---GSM προς-P κυριος-N2--ASM

11 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S προς-P *μωυσης-N1M-ASM παρα-P ο- A--ASN μη-D υποαρχω-V1--PAN μνημα-N3M-APN εν-P γη-N1--DSF *αιγυπτος-N2--DSF εκαγω-VBI-AAI2S εγω- P--AP θανατοω-VA--AAN εν-P ο- A--DSF ερημος-N2--DSF τις- I--NSN ουτος- D--NSN ποιεω-VAI-AAI2S εγω- P--DP εκαγω-VB--AAPNSM εκ-P *αιγυπτος-N2--GSF

12 ου-D ουτος- D--NSN ειμι-V9--IAI3S ο- A--NSN ρημα-N3M-NSN ος- --ASN λαλεω-VAI-AAI1P προς-P συ- P--AS εν-P *αιγυπτος-N2--DSF λεγω-V1--PAPNPM παραιημι-VE--AAD2S εγω- P--AP οπως-C δουλευω-VA--AAS1P ο- A--DPM *αιγυπτιος-N2--DPM κρεισσων-A3C-ASN γαρ-X εγω- P--AP δουλευω-V1--PAN ο- A--DPM *αιγυπτιος-N2--DPM η-C αποθνησκω-VB--AAN εν-P ο- A--DSF ερημος-N2--DSF ουτος- D--DSF

13 ειπον-VBI-AAI3S δε-X *μωυσης-N1M-NSM προς-P ο- A--ASM λαος-N2--ASM θαρρεω-V2--PAD2P ιστημι-VH--AAD2P και-C οραω-V3--PAD2P ο- A--ASF σωτηρια-N1A-ASF ο- A--ASF παρα-P ο- A--GSM θεος-N2--GSM ος- --ASF ποιεω-VF--FAI3S εγω- P--DP σημερον-D ος- --ASM τροπος-N2--ASM γαρ-X οραω-VX--XAI2P ο- A--APM *αιγυπτιος-N2--APM σημερον-D ου-D προςτιθημι-VF--FMI2P ετι-D οραω-VB--AAN αυτος- D--APM εις-P ο- A--ASM αιων-N3W-ASM χρονος-N2--ASM

14 κυριος-N2--NSM πολεμεω-VF--FAI3S περι-P συ- P--GP και-C συ- P--NP σιγαω-VF--FAI2P

15 ειπον-VBI-AAI3S δε-X κυριος-N2--NSM προς-P *μωυσης-N1M-ASM τις- I--ASN βοαω-V3--PAI2S προς-P εγω- P--AS λαλεω-VA--AAD2S ο- A--DPM υιος-N2--DPM *ισραηλ-N---GSM και-C αναζευγνυω-VA--AAD3P

16 και-C συ- P--NS επιαιρω-VA--AAD2S ο- A--DSF ραβδος-N2--DSF συ- P--GS και-C εκτεινω-VA--AAD2S ο- A--ASF χειρ-N3--ASF συ- P--GS επι-P ο- A--ASF θαλασσα-N1S-ASF και-C ρηγνυμι-VA--AAD2S αυτος- D--ASF και-C ειςερχομαι-VB--AAD3P ο- A--NPM υιος-N2--NPM *ισραηλ-N---GSM εις-P μεσος-A1--ASN ο- A--GSF θαλασσα-N1S-GSF κατα-P ο- A--ASN ξηρος-A1A-ASN

17 και-C ιδου-I εγω- P--NS σκληρυνω-VF2-FAI1S ο- A--ASF καρδια-N1A-ASF *φαραω-N---GSM και-C ο- A--GPM *αιγυπτιος-N2--GPM πας-A3--GPM και-C ειςερχομαι-VF--FMI3P οπισω-P αυτος- D--GPM και-C ενδοξαζομαι-VS--FPI1S εν-P *φαραω-N---DSM και-C εν-P πας-A1S-DSF ο- A--DSF στρατια-N1A-DSF αυτος- D--GSM και-C εν-P ο- A--DPN αρμα-N3M-DPN και-C εν-P ο- A--DPM ιππος-N2--DPM αυτος- D--GSM

18 και-C γιγνωσκω-VF--FMI3P πας-A3--NPM ο- A--NPM *αιγυπτιος-N2--NPM οτι-C εγω- P--NS ειμι-V9--PAI1S κυριος-N2--NSM ενδοξαζω-V1--PMPGSM εγω- P--GS εν-P *φαραω-N---DSM και-C εν-P ο- A--DPN αρμα-N3M-DPN και-C ιππος-N2--DPM αυτος- D--GSM

19 εκαιρω-VAI-AAI3S δε-X ο- A--NSM αγγελος-N2--NSM ο- A--GSM θεος-N2--GSM ο- A--NSM προπορευομαι-V1--PMPNSM ο- A--GSF παρεμβολη-N1--GSF ο- A--GPM υιος-N2--GPM *ισραηλ-N---GSM και-C πορευομαι-VCI-API3S εκ-P ο- A--GPN οπισθε-D εκαιρω-VAI-AAI3S δε-X και-D ο- A--NSM στυλος-N2--NSM ο- A--GSF νεφελη-N1--GSF απο-P προσωπον-N2N-GSN αυτος- D--GPM και-C ιστημι-VHI-AAI3S εκ-P ο- A--GPN οπισω-D αυτος- D--GPM

20 και-C ειςερχομαι-VBI-AAI3S ανα-P μεσος-A1--ASN ο- A--GSF παρεμβολη-N1--GSF ο- A--GPM *αιγυπτιος-N2--GPM και-C ανα-P μεσος-A1--ASN ο- A--GSF παρεμβολη-N1--GSF *ισραηλ-N---GSM και-C ιστημι-VHI-AAI3S και-C γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S σκοτος-N3E-NSN και-C γνοφος-N2--NSM και-C διαερχομαι-VBI-AAI3S ο- A--NSF νυξ-N3--NSF και-C ου-D συνμιγνυμι-VAI-AAI3P αλληλω- D--DPM ολος-A1--ASF ο- A--ASF νυξ-N3--ASF

21 εκτεινω-VAI-AAI3S δε-X *μωυσης-N1M-NSM ο- A--ASF χειρ-N3--ASF επι-P ο- A--ASF θαλασσα-N1S-ASF και-C υποαγω-VBI-AAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM ο- A--ASF θαλασσα-N1S-ASF εν-P ανεμος-N2--DSM νοτος-N2--DSM βιαιος-A1A-DSM ολος-A1--ASF ο- A--ASF νυξ-N3--ASF και-C ποιεω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--ASF θαλασσα-N1S-ASF ξηρος-A1A-ASF και-C σχιζω-VSI-API3S ο- A--NSN υδωρ-N3--NSN

22 και-C ειςερχομαι-VBI-AAI3P ο- A--NPM υιος-N2--NPM *ισραηλ-N---GSM εις-P μεσος-A1--ASN ο- A--GSF θαλασσα-N1S-GSF κατα-P ο- A--ASN ξηρος-A1A-ASN και-C ο- A--NSN υδωρ-N3--NSN αυτος- D--DPM τειχος-N3E-NSN εκ-P δεξιος-A1A-GPN και-C τειχος-N3E-NSN εκ-P ευωνυμος-A1B-GPN

23 καταδιωκω-VAI-AAI3P δε-X ο- A--NPM *αιγυπτιος-N2--NPM και-C ειςερχομαι-VBI-AAI3P οπισω-P αυτος- D--GPM πας-A1S-NSF ο- A--NSF ιππος-N2--NSF *φαραω-N---GSM και-C ο- A--APN αρμα-N3M-APN και-C ο- A--NPM αναβατης-N1M-NPM εις-P μεσος-A1--ASN ο- A--GSF θαλασσα-N1S-GSF

24 γιγνομαι-VCI-API3S δε-X εν-P ο- A--DSF φυλακη-N1--DSF ο- A--DSF εωθινος-A1--DSF και-C επιβλεπω-VAI-AAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM επι-P ο- A--ASF παρεμβολη-N1--ASF ο- A--GPM *αιγυπτιος-N2--GPM εν-P στυλος-N2--DSM πυρ-N3--GSN και-C νεφελη-N1--GSF και-C συνταρασσω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--ASF παρεμβολη-N1--ASF ο- A--GPM *αιγυπτιος-N2--GPM

25 και-C συνδεω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--APM αξων-N3--APM ο- A--GPN αρμα-N3M-GPN αυτος- D--GPM και-C αγω-VBI-AAI3S αυτος- D--APM μετα-P βια-N1A-GSF και-C ειπον-VAI-AAI3P ο- A--NPM *αιγυπτιος-N2--NPM φευγω-VB--AAS1P απο-P προσωπον-N2N-GSN *ισραηλ-N---GSM ο- A--NSM γαρ-X κυριος-N2--NSM πολεμεω-V2--PAI3S περι-P αυτος- D--GPM ο- A--APM *αιγυπτιος-N2--APM

26 ειπον-VBI-AAI3S δε-X κυριος-N2--NSM προς-P *μωυσης-N1M-ASM εκτεινω-VA--AAD2S ο- A--ASF χειρ-N3--ASF συ- P--GS επι-P ο- A--ASF θαλασσα-N1S-ASF και-C απο καταιστημι-VH--AAD3S ο- A--NSN υδωρ-N3--NSN και-C επικαλυπτω-VA--AAD3S ο- A--APM *αιγυπτιος-N2--APM επι-P τε-X ο- A--APN αρμα-N3M-APN και-C ο- A--APM αναβατης-N1M-APM

27 εκτεινω-VAI-AAI3S δε-X *μωυσης-N1M-NSM ο- A--ASF χειρ-N3--ASF επι-P ο- A--ASF θαλασσα-N1S-ASF και-C απο καταιστημι-VHI-AAI3S ο- A--NSN υδωρ-N3--NSN προς-P ημερα-N1A-ASF επι-P χωρα-N1A-GSF ο- A--NPM δε-X *αιγυπτιος-N2--NPM φευγω-VBI-AAI3P υπο-P ο- A--ASN υδωρ-N3--ASN και-C εκτινασσω-VAI-AAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM ο- A--APM *αιγυπτιος-N2--APM μεσος-A1--ASM ο- A--GSF θαλασσα-N1S-GSF

28 και-C επι αναστρεφω-VD--APPNSN ο- A--NSN υδωρ-N3--NSN καλυπτω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--APN αρμα-N3M-APN και-C ο- A--APM αναβατης-N1M-APM και-C πας-A1S-ASF ο- A--ASF δυναμις-N3I-ASF *φαραω-N---GSM ο- A--APM ειςπορευομαι-VM--XMPAPM οπισω-P αυτος- D--GPM εις-P ο- A--ASF θαλασσα-N1S-ASF και-C ου-D καταλειπω-VVI-API3S εκ-P αυτος- D--GPM ουδε-C εις-A3--NSM

29 ο- A--NPM δε-X υιος-N2--NPM *ισραηλ-N---GSM πορευομαι-VCI-API3P δια-P ξηρος-A1A-GSF εν-P μεσος-A1--DSN ο- A--GSF θαλασσα-N1S-GSF ο- A--NSN δε-X υδωρ-N3--NSN αυτος- D--DPM τειχος-N3E-NSN εκ-P δεξιος-A1A-GPN και-C τειχος-N3E-NSN εκ-P ευωνυμος-A1B-GPN

30 και-C ρυομαι-VAI-AMI3S κυριος-N2--NSM ο- A--ASM *ισραηλ-N---ASM εν-P ο- A--DSF ημερα-N1A-DSF εκεινος- D--DSF εκ-P χειρ-N3--GSF ο- A--GPM *αιγυπτιος-N2--GPM και-C οραω-VBI-AAI3S *ισραηλ-N---NSM ο- A--APM *αιγυπτιος-N2--APM θνησκω-VX--XAPAPM παρα-P ο- A--ASN χειλος-N3E-ASN ο- A--GSF θαλασσα-N1S-GSF

31 οραω-VBI-AAI3S δε-X *ισραηλ-N---NSM ο- A--ASF χειρ-N3--ASF ο- A--ASF μεγας-A1--ASF ος- --APN ποιεω-VAI-AAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM ο- A--DPM *αιγυπτιος-N2--DPM φοβεω-VCI-API3S δε-X ο- A--NSM λαος-N2--NSM ο- A--ASM κυριος-N2--ASM και-C πιστευω-VAI-AAI3P ο- A--DSM θεος-N2--DSM και-C *μωυσης-N1M-DSM ο- A--DSM θεραπων-N3--DSM αυτος- D--GSM

   

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8170. And Moses said unto the people. That this signifies elevation from a state of despair by means of truth Divine, is evident from what now follows, which Moses “said,” and which involves elevation from a state of despair. It is said “by truth Divine,” because all elevation in a state of temptations is effected by means of truth Divine. (That in the internal representative sense truth Divine is meant by “Moses,” see n. 6752, 7010, 7014, 7089)

  
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6752. And she called his name Moses. That this signifies the quality of state then, is evident from the signification of a “name,” and “calling a name as being the quality (n. 144, 145, 1754, 1896, 2009, 2724, 3006, 3421, 6674); here the quality of the state, because when anyone is named, the name itself then signifies the state (see n. 1946, 2643, 3422, 4298). The quality of state which is signified, is that of the law Divine in the beginning with the Lord, and that of truth Divine in the beginning with the man who is being regenerated. Two men especially represent the Lord as to the Word, namely, Moses and Elias; Moses as to the historic books, Elias as to the prophetic. There are besides, Elisha, and lastly John the Baptist, wherefore this is he who is meant by “Elias who was to come” (Matthew 17:10-13; Luke 1:17). But before it can be shown that Moses represents the law Divine, what this is must be told. The law Divine in a wide sense signifies the whole Word; in a sense less extended the historic Word; in a close sense, what was written through Moses; and in the closest sense, the ten commandments written on the tables of stone upon Mount Sinai. Moses represents the law in the less wide sense, also in the close, and likewise in the closest sense.

[2] That “the law,” in a wide sense, is the whole Word, both historic and prophetic, is evident in John:

We have heard out of the law that the Christ [Messiah] abideth forever (John 12:34).

That by “the law” here is meant also the prophetic Word, is plain, for this is written in Isaiah 9:6-7; Psalms 110:4; and in Daniel 7:13-14. Again in John:

That the word might be fulfilled that is written in their law, They hated Me without a cause (John 15:25); where the sense is the same, for this is written in Psalms 35:19.

In Matthew:

Verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass away, one jot or one tittle shall not pass away from the law, till all things be done (Matthew 5:18); where “law” in the wide sense denotes the whole Word.

[3] That “the law” in a sense less wide is the historic Word, is evident in these passages:

All things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them; for this is the law and the prophets (Matthew 7:12);

here the Word is distinguished into the law and the prophets, and because the Word is distinguished into the historic and prophetic, it follows that by “the law” is meant the historic Word, and by “the prophets” the prophetic Word.

On these two commandments hang the law and the prophets (Matthew 22:40).

The law and the prophets were until John: from that time the kingdom of God is evangelized (Luke 16:16; Matthew 11:13).

[4] That “the law” in a close sense is the Word that was written through Moses, is evident in these passages:

When Moses had made an end of writing the words of this law upon a book, even until he had completed them, Moses commanded the Levites who bare the ark of Jehovah, saying, Take the book of this law, and put it by the side of the ark of the covenant of Jehovah your God (Deuteronomy 31:24-26);

“the book of the law” denotes the books of Moses.

If thou wilt not watch to do all the words of this law that are written in this book, every disease and every plague which are not written in the book of this law, Jehovah will send secretly upon thee, even until thou be destroyed (Deuteronomy 28:58, 61); where the meaning is the same.

His good pleasure is in the law of Jehovah, and in His law doth he meditate day and night (Psalms 1:2);

“the law of Jehovah” denotes the books of Moses, for the prophetic books were not yet written, nor the historic except those of Joshua and of Judges. Besides passages in which the “law of Moses” is mentioned, to be seen below.

[5] That “the law” in the closest sense is the ten commandments written on tables of stone upon Mount Sinai, is known (see Josh. 8:32); but this law is also called “the testimony” (Exodus 25:16, 21).

[6] That Moses represents the law in a less wide sense, or the historic Word, and also the law in a close sense, and likewise in the closest sense, is evident from those passages where instead of “the law” mention is made of “Moses;” and where the law is called “the law of Moses,” as in Luke:

Abraham said to him, They have Moses and the prophets, let them hear them. If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded though one rise from the dead (Luke 16:29, 31);

here by “Moses and the prophets” the like is signified as by “the law and the prophets,” namely, the historic and the prophetic Word; from which it is evident that “Moses” denotes the law, or the historic Word. Again:

Jesus beginning from Moses and from all the prophets, interpreted in all the scriptures the things concerning Himself (Luke 24:27).

All things must be fulfilled which are written in the law of Moses, and the prophets, and the psalms, concerning Me (Luke 24:44).

Philip said, We have found Jesus of whom Moses in the law did write (John 1:45).

Moses in the law commanded us (John 8:5).

There hath flowed down over us the curse and the oath, which was written in the law of Moses the servant of God; for we have sinned against Him. As it is written in the law of Moses, all evil is come upon us (Daniel 9:11, 13).

Joshua wrote upon the stone of the altar a copy of the law of Moses (Josh. 8:32).

[7] It is said “the law of Moses” because by Moses is represented the Lord as to the law, that is, as to the Word; and in a sense less wide, as to the historic Word. Hence it is that to Moses is attributed what is of the Lord, as in John:

Moses gave you the law; Moses gave you circumcision; if a man receive circumcision on the sabbath, that the law of Moses may not be broken (John 7:19, 22-23).

Moses said, Honor thy father and thy mother (Mark 7:10).

Jesus answering said to them, What did Moses command you? They said, Moses permitted to write a bill of divorcement and to put her away (Mark 10:3-4).

And because on account of the representation there is attributed to Moses what is of the Lord, it is said both “the law of Moses,” and “the law of the Lord,” in Luke:

When the days of her purification were fulfilled, according to the law of Moses, they brought Him into Jerusalem, to present Him to the Lord (as it is written in the law of the Lord, Every male that openeth the womb shall be called holy to the Lord), and to offer a sacrifice, according to that which is said in the law of the Lord, A pair of turtle doves, and two young pigeons (Luke 2:22-24, 39).

[8] As Moses represented the law, he was allowed to enter in unto the Lord on Mount Sinai, and not only to receive the tables of the law there, but also to hear the statutes and judgments of the law, and to deliver them to the people; and it is also said that “from this, they should believe in Moses forever.”

Jehovah said unto Moses, Lo I come unto thee in the thickness of the cloud, that the people may hear when I shall speak with thee, and may also believe in thee forever (Exodus 19:9);

it is said “in the thickness of the cloud” because by a “cloud” is meant the Word in the letter, and from this when Moses entered in unto the Lord on Mount Sinai, it is said that he “entered into the cloud” (Exodus 20:18; 24:2, 18; 34:25). (That a “cloud” denotes the literal sense of the Word, see the preface to Gen. 18; also n. 4060, 4391, 5922, 6343)

[9] And as Moses represented the law or the Word, therefore also when he came down from Mount Sinai,

The skin of his face shone when he spoke; and he put a veil upon his faces (Exodus 34:28 seq.).

The “shining of the faces” signified the internal of the law, for this is in the light of heaven, and is therefore called “glory” (n. 5922); and the “veil” signified the external of the law. That he veiled his face when he spoke with the people was because with them the internal was covered; and was so obscured to that people that they could not endure any of the light from it. (That the “face” denotes the internal, see n. 1999, 2434, 3527, 3573, 4066, 4796-4805, 5102, 5695.) As by Moses was represented the Lord as to the historic Word, and by Elias the Lord as to the prophetic Word, therefore when the Lord was transfigured, Moses and Elias were seen talking with Him (Matthew 17:3); nor could any others talk with the Lord when His Divine appeared in the world than they who represented the Word, for talking with the Lord is done through the Word. (That Elias represented the Lord as to the Word, see n. 2762, 5247.)

[10] And as both Moses and Elias together represented the whole Word, therefore where it is said of Elias that he should be “sent before the Lord,” mention is made of both:

Remember ye the law of Moses My servant, which I commanded unto him in Horeb for all Israel, even statutes and judgments. Behold I will send you Elijah the prophet, before the great and terrible day of Jehovah come (Malachi 4:4-5).

These words involve that one would go before to announce the advent according to the Word.

  
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