In John 2:6, 7, the water pots signify external knowledges; which may be filled with truths. They also signify all those features of the Word, and so of the Jewish church and its worship, which were signified and represented by Divine things in the Lord and from the Lord. (Apocalypse Explained 376[29])

(Referenties: Arcana Coelestia 3068)

4019. “羊群对着枝子发热配合” 表由祂自己的能力所产生的效果. 这从 “发热” 和 “枝子” 的含义清楚可知: “发热” 是指效果, 也就是说情感所产生的效果 (4018节); “枝子” (rods, 即杖或棍) 是指祂自己的能力 (4013, 4015节).