Villages
In Genesis 25:16, because they were outside the cities, signifies the external things of the church. (Arcana Coelestia 3270)
In Joshua 21:12, this signifies again a new church which was both internal and external. (Arcana Coelestia 2909[3])
In Exodus 8:13, this signifies the exteriors of the natural mind (because they were Egyptian Villages) (Arcana Coelestia 7407)
In Isaiah 42:11, this signifies natural knowledges, and memorized things. (Apocalypse Explained 405[12])
In Matthew 9:35, this signifies that a new church was to be proclaimed both in heaven and on earth. (Apocalypse Explained 612[7, 8])
'Villages,' as in Exodus 8:13, signify the exteriors of the natural mind.
Isaiah 40:9-11
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You who tell good news to Zion, go up on a high mountain. You who tell good news to Jerusalem, lift up your voice with strength. Lift it up. Don't be afraid. Say to the cities of Judah, "Behold, your God!"
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Behold, the Lord Yahweh will come as a mighty one, and his arm will rule for him. Behold, his reward is with him, and his recompense before him.
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He will feed his flock like a shepherd. He will gather the lambs in his arm, and carry them in his bosom. He will gently lead those who have their young.
