135. "'And eat things sacrificed to idols.'" That this symbolizes the consequent defilement of worship and profanations is apparent from the explanations in no. 114 above. For people who adulterate goods adopt for themselves unclean notions, and by them defile and profane worship.

The Lord, in the simplest terms, is love itself expressed as wisdom itself. In philosophic terms, love is the Lord's substance and wisdom is His form. Of course, we feel the Lord's love and hear His wisdom in many different ways, depending on our state in life and how receptive we are. That's why the Lord has so many different names in the Bible, and is referred to in so many different ways.