4371. 'Because God has graciously bestowed much on me' means conferred by Providence. This is clear from the meaning of the words used here as Providence, as above in 4359.

A flock signifies the church in simple good. Flock of thine heritage in Micah 7:14 signifies people in the church in the spiritual things of the Word, which are the truths of its internal sense (Apocalypse Explained 727[6]). A flock, as in Genesis 26, denotes interior or rational good. A flock signifies natural interior good, in Genesis 32:5. A flock signifies people in spiritual good.

(Verweise: Arcana Coelestia 343, 2566)