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Genesis 1:9

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9 And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.

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Arcana Coelestia #60

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60. Verse 31 And God saw everything that He had made, and behold, it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning, a sixth day.

This verse says 'very good', whereas previous verses merely said 'good', for now the things of faith make one with those of love. A marriage has accordingly taken place between spiritual and celestial things.

  
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Arcana Coelestia #8695

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8695. 'And I make known the judgements of God and His laws' means that it teaches them what truth is and what good is. This is clear from the meaning of 'making known' as teaching; from the meaning of 'judgements' as truths, dealt with in 2235, 6397; and from the meaning of 'laws' as the truths of good The reason why 'laws' are the truths of good is that in a broad sense 'the Law' means the whole Word, in a narrower sense the historical section of the Word, in a restricted sense the Word written through Moses, and in a very restricted sense the Ten Commandments, see 6752. Consequently, since the Word is Divine Truth which goes forth from the Lord's Divine Good, 'laws' are the truths of good. The truths of good are truths which spring from good, and are in themselves good since they derive their existence continually from good.

  
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