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Eliro 9:23

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23 Kaj Moseo etendis sian bastonon al la cxielo; kaj la Eternulo aperigis tondrojn kaj hajlon, kaj fajro iris sur la teron, kaj la Eternulo pluvigis hajlon sur la landon Egiptan.

from the Writings of Emanuel Swedenborg

 

Arcana Coelestia #7530

Studere hoc loco

  
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7530. 'And the magicians could not stand before Moses on account of the sores' means that they could not remain present - those who misused Divine order by producing something similar to the real thing in outward appearance. This is clear from the meaning of 'being unable to stand before someone' as being unable to remain present; from the meaning of 'the magicians' as those who misuse Divine order by producing something similar to the real thing in outward appearance, dealt with in 7296, 7337; and from the meaning of 'sores as filthiness together with blasphemy, dealt with above in 7524.

  
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