945. Wherefore all the nations shall come and worship before Thee, signifies that all who are in the good of love and in truths therefrom will acknowledge His Divine. This is evident from the signification of "nations," as being those who are in the good of love and in truths therefrom (See n. 175, 331, 625); also from the signification of "worship" [adorare] as being to acknowledge in heart and to worship [colere] (790, 805, 821). It is evident that such only are meant by "all nations," for there are also those who will not acknowledge the Lord.

When a man is in that state he is raised up from what is his own (proprium) for a man is in what is his own [proprium] when he is only in the natural external, but he is raised up from what is his own [proprium when he is in the spiritual internal. This raising up from what is his own man perceives only by this, that he does not think evils, and that he turns away from thinking them, and takes delight in truths and in good uses. And yet if such a man advances further into that state he perceives influx by a kind of thought; but he is not withheld from thinking and willing as if from himself, for this the Lord wills for the sake of reformation. Nevertheless, man should acknowledge that nothing of good or of truth therefrom is from himself, but all is from the Lord.

9124. THE INTERNAL SENSE

Verses 2-4 If a thief is caught digging through ¹ and is struck, and he dies, there shall be no bloodguilt for him. ² If the sun has risen on him, there shall be bloodguilt for him - [the thief] must surely make repayment; if he has nothing, he shall be sold for his theft. If the theft is certainly found in his hand, whether it is ox or ass, or member of the flock, ³ [and they are] alive, he shall repay double.

'If a thief is caught digging through' means if it is not apparent that good or truth is being taken away. 'And is struck, and he dies' means if in this situation harm is done to it, so great that it is wiped out. 'There shall be no bloodguilt for him' means that he is not guilty of the violence done. 'If the sun has risen on him' means if he sees it clearly from a more internal level. 'There shall be bloodguilt for him' means that he is guilty. '[The thief] must surely make repayment' means making amends and undertaking restoration for the truth or good that has been taken away. 'If he has nothing' means if nothing remains. 'He shall be sold for his theft' means alienation. 'If the theft is certainly found in his hand' means if any truth or good is left by means of which restoration can be made. 'Whether it is ox or ass' means whether it is exterior good or truth. 'Or member of the flock' means or it is interior truth and good. '[And they are] alive' means which have spiritual life within them. 'He shall repay double' means restoration to the complete amount.

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