2827. 'And have not withheld your son, your only son, from Me' means the union of the Human to the Divine which was effected by means of the final degree of temptation. This becomes clear from the meaning of 'your son', that is to say, Isaac, as the Divine Rational, dealt with already, or the Divine Human since this has its beginnings in the Rational, 2106, 2194, the expression 'only' being used because it was the only begotten, see 2773; and from the meaning of 'not withholding from Met as causing it to be united, namely to the Divine itself. As regards this union being effected by means of the final degree of temptation, this is evident from all that has gone before.

2772. 'He said, Take now your son' means the Divine Rational begotten from Him. This is clear from the meaning of 'son' as the rational, dealt with in 2623, here the Divine Rational since 'son' means Isaac who represents the Lord's Divine Rational, as shown in 1893, 2066, 2083, 2630. And since the Lord made His Rational Divine by His own power, as often stated already, 'your son' also means that it was begotten from Him, see 1893, 2093, 2625.