1817. 'To give you this land to inherit' means the Lord's kingdom, of which He alone is the Possessor. 'This is clear from the meaning of 'land', here the Holy Land or Canaan, as the heavenly kingdom, and also from the meaning of 'inheriting', dealt with in various places already. 'Inheriting the land', which means possessing the heavenly kingdom, has reference here to His Human Essence; for as regards the Divine Essence He was from eternity the Possessor of the universe, and therefore of the heavenly kingdom.