2539. Verse 8 And in the morning Abimelech rose up early and called all his servants and spoke all these words in their ears; and the men were very much afraid.

'In the morning Abimelech rose up early' means a clear perception and confirmatory light flowing from celestial good. 'And called all his servants' means rational concepts and factual knowledge. 'And spoke all these words in their ears' means an exhortation made to confirmations from this source, even until they should become obedient. 'And the men were very much afraid' means until they should become averse.

2513. That 'God came to Abimelech' means the Lord's perception regarding the doctrine of faith is clear from the meaning of 'God's coming' and from the meaning of 'Abimelech'; for 'God's coming' plainly means perceiving, since perception is nothing else than a Divine coming or influx into man's ability to understand, and 'Abimelech' means the doctrine of faith, as shown above in 2504, 2509, 2510.