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Daniel 11:24

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24 In time of security shall he come even upon the fattest places of the province; and he shall do that which his fathers have not done, nor his fathers' fathers; he shall scatter among them prey, and spoil, and substance: yea, he shall devise his devices against the strongholds, even for a time.

Commentary

 

Substance and treasures

  

In Genesis 7:4, this signifies man's proprium, which seems destroyed when vivified by the Lord. (Arcana Coelestia 731)

In Genesis 7:23, this signifies lusts belonging to self-love. (Arcana Coelestia 808)

In Genesis 34:23, this signifies all acquired knowledge. (Arcana Coelestia 4508)

In Jeremiah 17:3, these stand for the spiritual riches of faith. (Arcana Coelestia 368)

In Genesis 31:18, this signifies the separation of the truths and goods of the new state from those of the old state. (Arcana Coelestia 4105)

In Luke 8:3, this signifies the church which serves the Lord with goods and truths implanted in life. (Arcana Coelestia 3310)