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ως δε εξαπεστειλεν φαραω τον λαον ουχ ωδηγησεν αυτους ο θεος οδον γης φυλιστιιμ οτι εγγυς ην ειπεν γαρ ο θεος μηποτε μεταμεληση τω λαω ιδοντι πολεμον και αποστρεψη εις αιγυπτον
Exodus 13:17
Arcana Coelestia # 8048
8048. 'And Moses said to the people' means instruction through God's truth. This is clear from the meaning of 'saying', when things to be observed within the Church are specified by means of God's truth, as instruction, dealt with in 7186, 7267, 7304, 7380, 7517; and from the representation of 'Moses' as God's truth, dealt with above in 8041.
Arcana Coelestia # 8041
8041. 'And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying' means instructions given by the Divine. This is clear from the meaning of 'speaking' and 'saying', when Jehovah talks about things of the Church that are to be observed, as instructions, dealt with in 7769, 7793, 7825, and - since Jehovah is the speaker - as instructions given by the Divine; and from the representation of 'Moses' as God's truth, dealt with in 6771, 7014, 7382. So it is that 'Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying' means instructions given by the Divine through Divine Truth.
