184. And the seven stars. That this signifies from whom are all the knowledges of truth and good, is evident from the signification of seven, as being what is full, and all things (concerning which see above, n. 20, 24), and from the signification of stars, as being the knowledges (cognitiones) of truth and good (concerning which see also above, n. 72). The reason why it is said to the angel of the church in Sardis, these things saith he that hath the seven spirits of God, and the seven stars, is, that the subject treated of is those within the church whose life is moral but not spiritual, inasmuch as they lightly esteem the knowledges of spiritual things, and thence intelligence and wisdom. For by the seven spirits of God are signified all the truths of heaven and the church; and by the seven stars the knowledges of truth and good, by which two things all intelligence and wisdom are acquired. To the angel of each church something concerning the Lord is premised, which indicates the subject treated of, as may be seen above (n.113).

10561. 'And You have not made known to me whom You will send with me' means that without Divine direction that thing cannot be accomplished. This is clear from the meaning of 'sending with Moses and that nation', when done by Jehovah, as the Divine who will be their guide, dealt with below. For Moses knew that he was indeed able to lead the people into the land of Canaan, but that if he did so without Divine guidance and direction they would not enter into possession of it, which implies and means that the Church would not be established among that nation, in keeping with what has been brought forward above in 10559, 10560. From this it is evident that '[You say to me,] Cause this people to go up but You have not made known to me whom You will send with me' means that without Divine direction the Church could not be established among that nation. This is what angels see in these words, irrespective of what men see in them; for angels see all things in the Word according to its internal sense, whereas men see them according to its external sense, which however has the internal within it. The reason why 'sending with them', when done by Jehovah, means the Divine who will be their guide is that 'being sent by Jehovah' means the Divine acting as guide, as well as meaning the Divine going forth. This is why in the original language 'angels' are so called from the idea of being sent, and why the Lord said so frequently that He had been sent by the Father, meaning that He was the Divine going forth, see 4710, 6831. All this shows what 'will send with me' is used to mean in the internal sense.