10344. 'And the altar of burnt offering and all its vessels' means that which is representative of worship springing from the good of love and its truths. This is clear from the meaning of 'the altar of burnt offering' as that which is representative of the Lord and of worship of Him that springs from the good of love, dealt with in 9714, 9964, 10123, 10151, 10242, 10245; and from the meaning of 'its vessels' as the truths which serve that good, dealt with in 9723, 9724.

4207. 'The God of their father' means from the Supreme Divine. This is clear from the meaning of 'the God of one's father' as the Supreme Divine. For in the internal sense when the expression 'father' is used in the Word good is meant, see 3703; and when 'the Lord's Father' is mentioned there, that is, when the Lord uses the name 'Father', the Divine Good dwelling within Him is meant, 3704. Divine Good is the Supreme Divine, whereas Divine Truth is that which proceeds from Divine Good and which is also called the Son. Furthermore 'father' in this instance is used to mean Terah who was the father of them both - of Abraham and Nahor - and 'Terah' represents the common stock from which Churches sprang, see 3778. In the relative sense therefore 'Abraham' represents the genuine Church and 'Nahor' the Church consisting of gentiles, as stated immediately above in 4206.