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And the Philistine drew near morning and evening, and presented himself forty days.
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And the Philistine drew near morning and evening, and presented himself forty days.
In Genesis 1:26, this signifies that as long as man is spiritual, his ruling love proceeds from the external man to the internal, but when he becomes celestial, this is reversed to the state shown in Psalm 8:6-8. (Arcana Coelestia 52)
In Numbers 24:19, this signifies that the truths are subordinated and subject to good. (Arcana Coelestia 3322[3])
In Psalm 72:8, this signifies the power of the Lord over everything of heaven and the church. (Apocalypse Explained 406[16])