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Arcana Coelestia #8479

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8479. 'And they did not hear Moses' means lack of faith and consequently lack of obedience. This is clear from the meaning of 'hearing' as perceiving, possessing faith, and obeying, dealt with in 5017, 7216, 8361.

  
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Matthew 6:28

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28 And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: