7311. 'Jehovah, the God of the Hebrews, has sent me to you, saying' means coming from the Deity of the Church to those who were molesting. This is clear from the meaning of 'the Hebrews' as things that constitute the Church, dealt with in 5136, 6675, 6684, 6738, the Deity of the Church being 'Jehovah, the God of the Hebrews' ('Jehovah God' is the Lord, 'Jehovah' in respect of Divine Goodness, and 'God' in respect of Divine Truth); and from the meaning of 'has sent me to you' as to those who are molesting. The fact that 'Pharaoh' to whom Jehovah had sent him represents those who engage in molestation has been shown often.

6738. 'And said, This is one of the children of the Hebrews' means that it belonged to the true Church. This is clear from the meaning of 'the Hebrews' as the things that constitute the Church, dealt with in 6675, 6684, so that 'the children of the Hebrews' means those who belong to the true Church. The reason why 'the Hebrews' means the things that constitute the Church is that when the Ancient Church came to an end, the Hebrew Church began, which was the second Ancient Church. This Church retained a large number of the representative forms and meaningful signs of the Ancient Church; and it also acknowledged Jehovah. Here is why 'the Hebrews' means the Church. Regarding the Hebrew Church, see 1238, 1241, 1743, 4516, 4517, 4874, 5136, 6739,