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Ezekiel 20:16

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16 Because they cast off my judgments, and walked not in my statutes, and violated my sabbaths: for their heart went after idols.

Commentary

 

Stretched out arm

  

A 'stretched out arm,' as in Exodus 6:6, signifies omnipotence or divine power, because 'an arm,' when stretched out in the heavens, represents power from the divine, but when not stretched out, but bended, it represents power in the general sense. This is why divine power is often shown in the Word as a stretched out arm or a strong hand.

(References: Arcana Coelestia 7205)

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Sanctify

  

'To sanctify' denotes being led by the Lord. It also signifies being incapable of being violated.

(References: Arcana Coelestia 8806)