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Exodus 2:14

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14 And he said, Who made thee a prince and a judge over us? intendest thou to kill me, as thou killedst the Egyptian? And Moses feared, and said, Surely this thing is known.

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Arcana Coelestia #6749

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6749. 'And the child grew' means that an increase was brought about by good. This is clear from the meaning of 'growing' as an increase. The reason why the increase is brought about by good is that the child grew through being nursed, and 'being nursed by a Hebrew woman' means the instilling of the Church's good, 6745.

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

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The Milkmaid by Johannes Vermeer

Being "filled" means being endowed with a spiritual quality. When the material in question is good -- water, food, people who represent good things, etc. -- it means getting a desire for good and an understanding of truth from the Lord. When the material is bad -- dust, flies, emotions like despair or terror, etc. -- it means being overwhelmed and enslaved by the desire for evil and the false, twisted logic that supports it. There are a number of references in the Bible to "filling the hand," which has a specific meaning and is dealt with separately.