6283. 'And in them will my name be called' means that in them the essential nature of the good of spiritual truth from the natural will be present. This is clear from the meaning of 'one's name being called in another' as the essential nature of one in the other, dealt with in 1754, 1896, 2009, 3421; and from the representation of 'Israel' as the good of spiritual truth from the natural, dealt with above in 6277. And since they had within them Israel's essential nature they were accepted among the rest of Jacob's sons and became tribes, one the tribe of Manasseh, the other the tribe of Ephraim. Along with the rest - though excluding the tribe of Levi because it became the priesthood - they made up the twelve tribes when inheritances were allotted to them, as described in Joshua and also Ezekiel 48.
Arcana Coelestia # 1457
1457. That 'Abram travelled, going on and travelling' means further advance becomes clear from the meaning of 'going on and travelling'. Among the ancients, journeys, travels, and sojournings had no other meaning, and therefore in the internal sense have no other meaning in the Word. The Lord's advances forward into cognitions begin here. That the Lord also was taught like any other child is made clear in Luke,
The young child 1 grew and became strong in spirit; he was in desert places till the day of His manifestation to Israel. Luke 1:80.
In the same gospel,
The child grew and became strong in spirit, and was filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was upon Him. Luke 2:40.
In the same gospel,
Joseph and Jesus' mother after three days found Him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, both listening to them and asking them questions; and all who heard Him were amazed at His understanding and answers. When they saw Him they were astonished, but He said to them, How is it that you sought Me? Did you not know that I must be in those things that are My Father's? 2 Luke 2:46, 49.
He was at that time twelve years old, Luke 2:42. In the same gospel, Jesus advanced in wisdom and in years, 3 and in grace with God and men. Luke 2:52.
Poznámky pod čarou:
1. In the literal sense this verse refers to John the Baptist; but see 1927, 5620.
2. In those things that are My Father's' is a very literal rendering of the Latin, which renders the Greek quite literally.
3. literally, age
