9135. Even to one of the small cattle. That this signifies if from interior truth and good, is evident from the signification of “one of the small cattle,” as being spiritual truth and good, thus interior truth and good (see n. 6016, 6045, 6049). In the Word “flocks” are sometimes mentioned, and sometimes “small cattle;” and in the internal sense by “flocks” are signified interior goods and the truths thence derived; and by “small cattle” are signified interior truths and the goods thence derived. But the difference between these cannot be known unless it is known how the case is with the two states of man, the former and the latter, during regeneration. The former state is when he is being led by means of the truths of faith to the good of charity. The latter state is when he is in the good of charity and from this is in the truths of faith. By the former state, man is introduced into the church, in order that he may become a church; and when he has become a church, he is then in the latter state. The goods and the truths with him in the latter state are signified by “flocks;” but the truths and the goods with him in the former state are signified by “small cattle.” It is from this that truths are here mentioned in the first place, and good in the second. (In regard to these two states with the man who is being regenerated, or what is the same, who is becoming a church, see n. 7923, 7992, 8505, 8506, 8510, 8512, 8516, 8643, 8648, 8658, 8685, 8690, 8701, 8772, 8995, 9088, 9089.)

[2] Those goods and truths are called “exterior” which are in the external or natural man; and those are called “interior” which are in the internal or spiritual man. That the latter are interior, and the former exterior, is because the internal man is wise from heaven, but the external man from the world; for heaven is within man, and the world is without him. It is said “from an ox even to an ass, even to one of the small cattle,” in order that every exterior good and truth may be signified, and also every interior truth and good. Moreover, in accordance with the Divine order in heaven, in the external man good proceeds toward truth; and in the internal man from truth toward good.

8689. And he said, Why sittest thou alone? That this signifies that there was no influx of truth from good from any other source, is evident from the signification of “sitting alone,” when said of truth Divine proceeding immediately from the Lord, which is represented by Moses, as being influx from Him alone, and not at the same time from any other source. (How this is can be seen from what was said above, n. 8685)