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Arcana Coelestia #2695

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2695. Verse 18 Rise up, lift the boy up, and strengthen your hand in him, for I will make him into a great nation.

'Rise up' means an uplifting of the mind. 'Lift the boy up' means the spiritual as regards truth. 'And strengthen your hand in him' means support received from this. 'For I will make him into a great nation' means the spiritual Church.

  
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Thanks to the Swedenborg Society for the permission to use this translation.

The Bible

 

Genesis 21:17

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17 And God heard the voice of the lad; and the angel of God called Hagar out of heaven, and said unto her, What aileth thee, Hagar? fear not; for God hath heard the voice of the lad where he is.

The Bible

 

Genesis 21:34

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