3853. Verse 31 And Jehovah saw that Leah was hated, and He opened her womb; and Rachel was barren.

'Jehovah saw' means the Lord's foresight and providence. 'That Leah was hated' means that the affection for external truth was not so dear because it was further away from the Divine. 'And He opened her womb' means that this affection gave rise to the doctrines taught by the Churches. 'And Rachel was barren' means that interior truths were not received.

9243. The faith meant by belief in the things that come from God, that is, truths that come from the Word, does not exist with those who are ruled by evils springing from self-love or from love of the world; for selfish or worldly love either rejects, annihilates, or perverts the truths of faith, 7491, 7492. From this it is again evident that these people do not possess the confidence of faith; for anyone who does not believe the truths that come from God cannot believe in God, since belief in God consists of truths that come from God.