18
Konge! Den høieste Gud gav Nebukadnesar, din far, riket og makten og æren og herligheten;
Daniel 5:18
Daniel 8:11
11
Ja, like til hærens fyrste hevet det sig; det tok fra ham det stadige offer, og hans helligdoms bolig blev omstyrtet.
Arcana Coelestia # 6404
6404. 'Gad' means works motivated by truth but not as yet by good. This is clear from the representation of 'Gad' as works, dealt with in 3934, 3935, here works that are motivated by truth but not as yet by good. This meaning is evident from the description of the man in the internal sense; it is also what follows in the overall line of thought, for 'Dan' immediately above represents those who are guided by truth but not as yet by good, 6396, and now here 'Gad' represents those who perform works that are motivated by truth but not as yet by good. The essential nature of those works will be stated in what follows immediately below.
