9371. THE INTERNAL SENSE.

Verses 1-2. And He said unto Moses, Come up unto Jehovah, thou and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel; and bow yourselves afar off; and Moses, he alone, shall come near unto Jehovah; and they shall not come near; and the people shall not come up with him. “And He said unto Moses,” signifies that which concerns the Word in general; “come up unto Jehovah,” signifies conjunction with the Lord; “thou and Aaron,” signifies the Word in the internal sense and the external sense; “Nadab and Abihu,” signifies doctrine from both senses; “and seventy of the elders of Israel,” signifies the chief truths of the church which are of the Word, or of doctrine, and which agree with good; “and bow yourselves afar off,” signifies humiliation and adoration from the heart, and then the influx of the Lord; “and Moses, he alone, shall come near unto Jehovah,” signifies the conjunction and presence of the Lord through the Word in general; “and they shall not come near,” signifies no separate conjunction and presence; “and the people shall not come up with him,” signifies no conjunction whatever with the external apart from the internal.

88. 6. A man is regenerated as he is born, and grows up, compared with the seed which grows gradually into an ear (Mark 4:26-29). Also with a grain of mustard seed (verses 30-32).

Unless a man believes in God, God cannot give him faith, and contrariwise; this is confirmed by what the Lord says, If thou believeth, thou shalt be saved; and He could not do miracles in His own country because they did not believe (Mark 6:4-5); besides many other places where reciprocal faith is treated of.

Whosoever hath, to him shall be given; whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken that which he thinketh that he hath (Luke 8:18). Many other places in the margin. Of those who from the external man know many things, and yet are not internal men. No man looking back is fit for the kingdom of God (Luke 9:62).

He that is not with Me is against Me; and he that gathereth not with Me scattered (Luke 11:23; Matthew 12:30).

As many as received Him to them gave He power to become the sons of God, to them that believe on His name (John 1:12-13). Of His fullness have we all received (John 1:16).

Behold the Lamb of God who taketh away the sin of the world! (John 1:29) who baptized with the Holy Spirit (verse 33).

Hereafter ye shall see heaven opening itself, and the angels ascending upon the Son of man (John 1:51).

Man must be born again of water and the Spirit that he may enter into the kingdom (John 3:5).

Jesus gives living water; that water will become a fountain of water springing up unto eternal life (John 4:10-14).

Jesus saith, Ye will not come to Me that ye may have life (John 5:40).

Jesus said, I am come into the world that they which see not may see, but they which see may become blind (John 9:39). Of him that was born blind.

Jesus is the good shepherd, and the sheep hear His voice; and He is the door (John 10:1-17, 27-28).

They should abide in Christ, and Christ in them (John 15:1-6). See Charity.