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Εξοδος πλήθους 20:4

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4 Μη καμης εις σεαυτον ειδωλον, μηδε ομοιωμα τινος, οσα ειναι εν τω ουρανω ανω, η οσα εν τη γη κατω, οσα εν τοις υδασιν υποκατω της γης·

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Arcana Coelestia #8929

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8929. 'And Jehovah said to Moses' means further instruction. This is clear from the meaning of 'saying' as instruction; for 'saying' includes what follows it, in this instance instruction, as also elsewhere, 6879, 6881, 6883, 6891, 7186, 7267, 7304, 7380, 8127.

  
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Arcana Coelestia #6879

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6879. 'And God said to Moses' means the instruction that is provided first. This is clear from the meaning of 'God's saying', at this point His saying to Moses (who represents the Lord in respect of Divine Truth) and His saying through Moses to the people (that is, speaking through the Divine Truth going forth from the Lord's Divine Human to those who belong to the spiritual Church) as instruction, in this case the instruction that is provided first since the true God who is to be worshipped is the subject. For the first feature of the Church is that God exists and that He is to be worshipped. The first thing about Him that one should know is that He has created all things and that every created thing is kept in being by Him.

  
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