3015. THE INTERNAL SENSE

Verse 1. And Abraham, being old, was advanced in years; ¹ and Jehovah blessed Abraham in all things.

'Abraham, being old, was advanced in years' means when the state was reached in which the Lord's Human could become Divine. 'And Jehovah blessed Abraham in all things' means when all things had been rearranged by the Lord into Divine order.

Bilješke:

'Silver' signifies spiritual good or truth from a celestial origin. It also represents the truth of faith, or the truth acquired from self-hood, or proprium. 'Silver' means scientific truth. In Genesis 20:16, it signifies rational truth. 'A piece of silver' signifies a truth, or a knowledge of truth. In the internal sense of the Word, it signifies truth, but also falsity.

(Reference: Arcana Coelestia 1551; Exodus 16, 20; Psalms 6, 12, 12:6)