7825. 'And Jehovah said to Moses and to Aaron' means instructions given by God's truth. This is clear from the meaning of 'saying', when the message is from Jehovah regarding things to be established within the Church, as giving instructions, for 'saying' includes what comes after it; and from the representation of 'Moses and Aaron' as God's truth, 'Moses' truth that emanates directly from God, 'Aaron' that which does so indirectly, dealt with in 7009, 7010, 7089, 7382.

7107. 'And Pharaoh said' means the will of those who molest the Church's truths. This is clear from the meaning of 'saying' as the will, dealt with below; and from the representation of 'Pharaoh' as those who molest the Church's truths, dealt with in 6651, 6679, 6683, thus who molest those who belong to the spiritual Church, for the latter are said to be in possession of the Church's truths. The reason why the word 'saying' means the will or act of willing is that that word also includes what follows it; for when anyone wills something he verbalizes it. Since the word 'says' includes what follows it, it has various meanings, for example, a command, 7036; an urgent demand or an admonition, 5012, 7073, 7090; communication, 3060, 4131, 6228; thought, 7094; or perception, which is its proper meaning, 1791, 1815, 1819, 1822, 1898, 1919, 2080, 2862, 3509, 5687.