10215. And Jehovah spoke unto Moses, saying. That this signifies enlightenment through the Word by the Lord, is evident from the signification of “speaking,” when by Jehovah to Moses, as being enlightenment by the Lord through the Word; for “Jehovah” in the Word denotes the Lord, and by Moses is represented the Word; for by “speaking” is signified influx, perception, and instruction (see n. 2951, 5481, 5743, 5797, 7226, 7241, 7270, 8127, 8128, 8221, 8262, 8660), consequently also enlightenment, for enlightenment is influx, perception, and instruction by the Lord when the Word is being read. (That “Jehovah” in the Word denotes the Lord, see the places cited in n. 9373; and that in the representative sense “Moses” denotes the Word, n. 9372.) That these things are signified by “Jehovah speaking to Moses,” is because these words are not perceived in heaven in the same way as on earth; for in heaven words are perceived according to the internal sense, but on earth according to the external sense, for in heaven all things are understood spiritually, but on earth naturally. The spiritual understanding is instantaneous, without any knowledge of what is understood in the external or literal sense by man. Such is the consociation of the angels of heaven with man, for the reason that everything of man’s thought flows in from the spiritual world, and thus that in its first origin his thought is spiritual, and becomes natural in the external man by means of influx.