Words
'Words,' as in Exodus 34:28, signify everything pertaining to doctrine.
In Genesis 15:1, words signify revelation, after the Lord's boyhood combats. (Arcana Coelestia 1787)
Words signify things, and things are goods and truths. (Arcana Coelestia 1785, 1801, 5272)
In Genesis 11:1, this signifies unity of doctrine. (Arcana Coelestia 1288)
In Exodus 8:10, 13, words signify communication of the Lord's Word and confirmation. (Arcana Coelestia 7406)
In Exodus 20:1, this signifies divine truths for people who are in the heavens and on earth. (Arcana Coelestia 8861, 8862)
Arcana Coelestia #1801
1801. 'Behold, the word of Jehovah came to him' means a reply, to the effect that the heir will not be that which forms the external part of the Church but that which forms the internal, as is clear from what follows. 'The word of Jehovah' or His reply, that is, consolation. 1
Footnotes:
1. The Latin text is confused or incomplete at this point.
