8355. 'And he threw it into the waters' means with which he suffused the truths. This is clear from the meaning of 'throwing [some] wood into the waters', since 'wood' means good and 'the waters' truths, as suffusing the truths with good. For the meaning of 'wood' as good, see immediately above in 8354, and for that of 'the waters' as truths, 2702, 3058, 3424, 4976, 5668, 8349.

8354. 'And Jehovah showed him [some] wood' means that the Lord instilled good. This is clear from the meaning of 'showing' - when done by 'Jehovah', that is, the Lord - as imparting perception, which because it takes place through influx means instilling it; and from the meaning of 'wood' as good, dealt with in 643, 2784, 2812, 3720.