Title: A Way Forward, Part 1

Topic: Second Coming

Summary: The events depicted in the biblical exodus are a picture of how we as individuals and as a world culture can move forward spiritually.

References:
Genesis 37:36; 42:1-3; 47:27
Exodus 1:1-14; 3:1-8; 14:26-31; 19:1
Numbers 9:1-5; 10:11-12; 13; 14:1-4, 34
Deuteronomy 34:1-5, 9-10
Judges 1:1; 2:7-11

This video is a part of the Spirit and Life Bible Study series, whose purpose is to look at the Bible, the whole Bible, and nothing but the Bible through a Swedenborgian lens.

5534. 'And they were afraid' means a holy influence. This is clear from the meaning of 'being afraid', when happenings such as those that are attributable to Divine Providence take place, like the one here involving the free gift of truths, meant by 'each man's bundle of silver was in his sack'. The holy influence at work at this time leads to a certain kind of fear that is coupled to a feeling for what is holy and to be reverenced.