467. And his face was like the sun. That this symbolizes the Lord's Divine love and at the same time Divine wisdom is apparent from the explanation in no. 53 above, where similar things are said of the Son of Man.

8305. 'You stretched out Your right hand' means that the exercising of power over all things became apparent from this. This is clear from the meaning of 'stretching out' as that which is connected with the exercising of power, and - when said of Jehovah - as that which is connected with almighty power, dealt with in 7673; and from the meaning of 'right hand' as Divine power, dealt with above in 8281. The fact that it became apparent from this is meant, that is to say, the exercising of power over all things became so, is clear from the words immediately following - 'the earth swallowed them' - which mean that as a result simply of the Lord's presence damnation or hell befell them.