4507. 'And whatever was in the city, and whatever was in the field they took' means every truth and good of the Church. This is clear from the meaning of 'the city' as doctrine, and so the truth of the Church, dealt with in 402, 2268, 2449, 2712, 2943, 3216, 4492, 4493, and from the meaning of 'the field' as the Church in regard to good, and so as the good of the Church, dealt with in 2971, 3310, 3766, 4440, 4443. Consequently 'whatever was in the city, and whatever was in the field' means every truth and good of the Church.

Auf meine Stimme zu hören", wie es in 1. Mose 26,5 heißt, wenn es sich auf den Herrn bezieht, bedeutet, das göttliche Wesen mit dem menschlichen durch Versuchungen zu vereinen.

(Verweise: Himmlischen Geheimnissen 3381, 1 Mose 26:5)