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Exodus 18:25

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25 and Moses chooseth men of ability out of all Israel, and maketh them chiefs over the people, heads of thousands, heads of hundreds, heads of fifties, and heads of tens,

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Arcana Coelestia #8704

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8704. 'Be for the people with God' means truth coming forth directly from the Lord. This is clear from the meaning of 'being for the people with God' - when said in reference to Divine Truth, represented by 'Moses' - as that which exists nearest the Lord, because it comes forth directly from Him. What this implies will be evident from what follows immediately below.

  
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