709. The name Jehovah is used because now the subject is charity. From verse 9 to the end of the previous chapter Jehovah is not used but God, the reason being that there the subject is the preparation of Noah, or the member of the Church called Noah, as regards things of his understanding, which are matters of faith. Here however it is the preparation of him as regards the things of his will, which are matters of love. When the subject is the things of the understanding, that is, the truths of faith, the name God is used, but when it is those of the will, that is, goods stemming from love, Jehovah is used. For it is not things of the understanding, that is, of faith, that constitute the Church but those of the will which are matters of love. Jehovah is present within love and charity, but not within faith except faith that inheres in love or charity. This also is why in the Word faith is compared to the night, but love to the daytime, as in Genesis 1 where the great lights are mentioned; the greater light, which is the sun and means love, has dominion over the day, while the lesser light, which is the moon and means faith, has dominion over the night, Genesis 1:14, 16. Similarly in the Prophets, Jeremiah 31:35; 33:20; Psalms 136:8-9; also Revelation 8:12.

8921. 'And do not let God speak to us' means truth in an unadjusted form. This is clear from what comes before; for 'Moses' means God's truth below heaven joined to God's truth in heaven, thus the intermediary between the Lord and the people, and therefore God's truth in an adjusted form, as shown immediately above in 8920. Consequently 'do not let God speak to us' means God's truth in an unadjusted form, since 'God' is used here to mean the Lord in respect of Divine Truth in heaven, 8805, and therefore Divine Truth itself. This also is the reason why the name 'God', not Jehovah, is used. Wherever God is used in the Word, the Lord in respect of Divine Truth is meant; but wherever Jehovah is used, the Lord in respect of Divine Good is meant, 2586, 2769, 2807, 2822, 3921 (end), 4295, 4402, 7091, 7268, 7873, 8301, 8867.