Arcana Coelestia # 157
157. Because 'bone from bones and flesh from flesh' meant the proprium belonging to the external man which contained the internal man, all who could be called one' s own were in ancient times called 'bone from bones and flesh from flesh', whether they came from the same house or from the same family, or had some other family connection, as Laban said of Jacob,
Surely you are my bone and my flesh. Genesis 29:14.
Referring to his mother's brothers and to 'the family of the house of his mother's father' Abimelech said,
Remember that I am your bone and your flesh. Judges 9:1-3.
Also the tribes of Israel, in reference to themselves, told David,
Behold, we are your bone and your flesh. 2 Samuel 5:1.
268 - Spiritual Beauty
Napsal(a) Jonathan S. Rose
Title: Spritual Beauty
Topic: Salvation
Summary: If we want to have inner beauty, we need to know that evil makes our spirit monstrous, but love and wisdom make it gorgeous.
Use the reference links below to follow along in the Bible as you watch.
References:
Psalms 90:1-17
Genesis 12:10-12; 24:15-16; 29:16; Genesis 39:69-7
Exodus 2:1-2
1 Samuel 9:1-2; 16:1-12
Exodus 28:2
1 Samuel 25:3
1 Chronicles 16:29
2 Chronicles 20:21
Psalms 27:4; 29:1-2; 39:11; 50:1-3; 96:6-9; 149:1-4
Isaiah 4:2; 28:1-5; 33:17; 52:7; 61:1-3
Hebrews 11:23
Philippians 4:8
Isaiah 53:1-2