1173. 创世记 10:8, 9. 古实又生宁录. 他开始成为地上的勇士. 他在耶和华面前是个猎取的勇士; 所以俗语说, 像宁录在耶和华面前是个猎取的勇士.

和前面一样, “古实” 在此表对属灵和属天事物的内在认知. “宁录” 表那些使内在敬拜变得外在之人, 因而表这类外在敬拜. “古实又生宁录” 表那些具有对内在事物的认知之人是这类敬拜的发起者. “他开始成为地上的勇士” 表这类宗教信仰在教会中变得更为普遍, “地” 是指教会, 和前面一样. “他在耶和华面前是个猎取的勇士” 表他说服了很多人. “所以俗语说, 像宁录在耶和华面前是个猎取的勇士” 表由于这么多人被说服, 所以这类言辞成为俗语. 另外, 它还表这类宗教信仰很容易迷惑人们的心智.

'Word,' as in Isaiah 9:8, signifies the doctrine of internal and external worship. 'Word,' as in Psalms 119:6-17, stands for doctrine in general.

'The Word,' as in Psalms 147:18, signifies divine good united with divine truth.

The whole Word is nothing but the doctrine of love towards the Lord, and love towards our neighbor, as in Matthew 22.

(Notae: Arcana Coelestia 1288)