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Ezekiel 20:5

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5 And say to them: Thus saith the Lord God : In the day when I chose Israel, and lifted up my hand for the race of the house of Jacob: and appeared to them in the land of Egypt, and lifted up my hand for them, saying: I am the Lord your God:

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)

Commentary

 

Forest of the south

  

The forest of the south, as in Ezekiel 20:46, 47, signifies people in the light of truth and extinguish it.

(References: Arcana Coelestia 1458)