Arcana Coelestia #1750

By Emanuel Swedenborg

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1750. That 'lest you say, I have made Abram rich' means that the Lord acquired no strength whatever from such a source becomes clear from the meaning of 'making rich' as acquiring power and strength. The implications of this are clear from what has just been stated.

  
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Thanks to the Swedenborg Society for the permission to use this translation.