241. Verse 18. I counsel thee, signifies the means of reformation of those who are in the doctrine of faith alone. This is evident from what now follows, for the reformation of those who are in that doctrine is now treated of; therefore "I counsel thee" implies precepts as to how such must live that they may be reformed and thus saved.
Isaiah 20:2-4
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at that time Yahweh spoke by Isaiah the son of Amoz, saying, "Go, and loosen the sackcloth from off your waist, and take your shoes from off your feet." He did so, walking naked and barefoot.
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Yahweh said, "As my servant Isaiah has walked naked and barefoot three years for a sign and a wonder concerning Egypt and concerning Ethiopia,
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so the king of Assyria will lead away the captives of Egypt and the exiles of Ethiopia, young and old, naked and barefoot, and with buttocks uncovered, to the shame of Egypt.
Arcana Coelestia #107
107. Verse 10 And a river was going out of Eden to water the garden, and from there it divided and became four heads.
'A river was going out of Eden 'means wisdom deriving from love, which is Eden. 'To water the garden' is to confer intelligence. 'From there to divide into four heads' describes intelligence coming through four rivers, as below.
