9390. “又打发以色列人中的少年人” 表那些属于纯真和仁爱的事物. 这从 “以色人中的少年人” 的含义清楚可知,

“以色人中的少年人” 是指教会成员当中属于纯真和仁爱的事物. 因为 “吃奶的”,

“小孩子”,

“少年人” 表示那些拥有纯真和仁爱的人, 或在从人抽象出来的意义上表示那些属于纯真和仁爱的事物 (参看430, 5236节);

“以色列人” 表示教会成员, 或在从人抽象出来的意义上表示教会本身 (9340节).

10111. 'To sanctify them' means in order that they may be in possession of truths from good which come from the Lord. This is clear from the meaning of 'being sanctified' as representing the Lord and the holy things which come from Him, dealt with in 9956, 9988, and so in the spiritual sense as being led by the Lord, since the Lord alone is holy and He is the source of everything holy, 8806, 9229, 9479, 9688, 9818, 9820. From this it is evident that receiving truths through good from the Lord, thus receiving faith through love derived from Him and shown towards Him, is meant by being sanctified. Not that the person regarded in himself is therefore holy; only the Lord present with Him is holy. For faith and love constitute the Lord's presence with a person, since He is the one to whom unceasingly they owe their existence.

491. 本章 (创世记 5:4, 7, 10, 13, 16, 19, 26, 30节) 中的 “众子和众女” 表同样的事物, 不过, 一个教会的性质决定了其 “众子和众女 “或良善和真理的性质. 在这里, 他们是人们最清晰地直觉到的真理和良善, 因为他们与上古教会有关, 是随后所有其它教会的头和先祖.