860. From these considerations it also becomes clear that all regeneration advances from evening to morning, as is mentioned six times in Genesis 1 where the regeneration of man is the subject. Here the evening is described in verses 2-3, the morning in verses 4-5. The present verse describes the first ray of light or the morning of this state as 'the tops of the mountains appearing'.

332. (5:10) And thou hast made us unto our God kings and priests. That this signifies that from the Lord they are in the truths and goods of the church and of heaven, is evident from what was shown above, n. 31, where similar words occur.