Explanation of Psalm 23:1
Написано Brian David
No one would dispute the fact that these beautiful words have a deeper meaning. Obviously, we are not literally sheep, and the Lord is not literally a shepherd. But this is not just poetry; the words have a specific spiritual meaning.
According to the Writings, a shepherd represents someone who teaches people what they need to know to live a good life, and leads them toward that life. To "want" for something means that you lack the knowledge and the inspiration you need to live that good life.
What this verse means, then, is that if we turn to the Lord for knowledge, guidance and leadership, we will get what we need to lead a good life.
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Arcana Coelestia # 9778
9778. Verses 20-21 And you shall command the children of Israel, and let them bring to you olive oil - pure, beaten - for the light, to cause a lamp to go up 1 continually. In the tent of meeting, outside the veil which is over the Testimony, Aaron and his sons shall tend 2 it from evening until morning before Jehovah. It shall be the statute of an age 3 for their generations among 4 the children of Israel.
'And you shall command the children of Israel' means the Lord's command to the Church through the Word. 'And let them bring to you olive oil' means the good of charity and faith. 'Pure, beaten' means what is therefore authentic and perceptible. 'For the light' means the spiritual heaven. 'To cause a lamp to go up continually' means faith from there, and through that faith an intelligent understanding of truth and a wise discernment of good from the Lord. 'In the tent of meeting' means where the Lord's presence is. 'Outside the veil which is over the Testimony' means where there is communication and, through the uniting intermediary, a joining to the Lord in the inmost heaven. 'Aaron and his sons shall tend it' means an everlasting influx from the Lord. 'From evening until morning before Jehovah' means unceasingly in every state. 'It shall be the statute of an age' means Divine order. 'For their generations among the children of Israel' means eternity for the spiritual kingdom.
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