Genesis 1:16

¹⁶ And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also.

Arcana Coelestia #8046

8046. 'It is Mine' means that it is the Lord's. This is clear from the fact that in the Word 'Jehovah' is the Lord, 1343, 1736, 2921, 3023, 3035, 5041, 5663, 6281, 6303, 6905, 6945, 6956, so that 'it is Mine' means that it is the Lord's. The fact that all good and all truth, thus charity and faith, have their origin in the Lord, and none whatever in man, see 904 (end), 2411, 3142, 3147, 4151, 5482, 5649, 6193, 6325, 6466-6495, 6613-6626, 6982, 6985, 6996, 7004, 7055, 7056, 7058, 7270, 7343.

Thanks to the Swedenborg Society for the permission to use this translation.

² Sanctify unto me all the firstborn, whatsoever openeth the womb among the children of Israel, both of man and of beast: it is mine.