Verse 13. And then also, from Divine Good shall the conjunction of truth with good take place, that thus the Divine Love and Mercy may be manifested obscurely in appearances according to the state of the worshiper, lest spiritual death follow from too full a manifestation of Divine Love.

3734. 'And will give me bread to eat' means even to the point of being joined to Divine Good. This is clear from the meaning of 'bread' as all celestial and spiritual good, which comes from the Lord, and in the highest sense the Lord Himself as regards Divine Good, dealt with in 276, 680, 1798, 2165, 2177, 3464, 3478, and from the meaning of 'eating' as being communicated, being made one's own, and being joined to, dealt with in 2187, 2343, 3168, 3513 (end), 3596.