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Genesis 24:40

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40 And he said unto me, The LORD, before whom I walk, will send his angel with thee, and prosper thy way; and thou shalt take a wife for my son of my kindred, and of my father's house:

Commentary

 

Ride

  

'To ride upon the clouds,' as in Isaiah 19:1, signifies being in the wisdom of the Word.

'To ride upon the Word of truth and of meekness of righteousness' in Psalm 45:1, 5 is teaching the doctrine of truth and goodness.

'To ride upon a cherub,' as in Psalm 18:9, 10, denotes the Lord's providence preventing a person from entering the mysteries of faith contained in the Word.

'To ride' signifies being elevated regarding the intellectual part of the mind.

(References: Arcana Coelestia 3190)