Like other common verbs, the meaning of "give" in the Bible is affected by context: who is giving what to whom? In general, though, giving relates to the fact that the Lord provides us all with true teachings for our minds and desires for good in our hearts, and for the fact that we need to accept those gifts while acknowledging that they come from the Lord, and not from ourselves. One of the most common and significant uses of "give" in the Bible is the repeated statement that the Lord had given the land of Canaan to the people of Israel. This springs from the fact that Canaan represents heaven, and illustrates that the Lord created us all for heaven and will give us heaven if we will accept the gift.

10428. 'I have seen the people' means what has been foreseen. This is clear from the meaning of 'seeing', when it has reference to Jehovah, as Foresight, dealt with in 2807, 2837, 2839, 3686, 3863. For what Jehovah sees He sees from eternity; and seeing from eternity is Foresight and Providence.