8649. 'And her two sons' means forms of the good of truth. This is clear from the meaning of 'sons' as truths, dealt with in 489, 491, 533, 1147, 2159, 2623, 3704, 4257, at this point forms of the good of truth since they are called his wife's sons here, as is evident from the original language, ¹ and similarly in verse 6 below, and therefore - since 'wife' means good joined to truth, 8647 - 'sons' here are forms of the good of truth. Forms of the good of truth are truths which have become part of the will and consequently of life; and they constitute the new will that exists with a member of the spiritual Church.

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2623. 'A son' means the Divine Rational. This is clear from the meaning of 'a son'. In the internal sense of the Word 'a son' means truth, 489, 491, 533; and because truth is the principal element in the rational, 2072, 2189, 'a son' also means the rational. But here the Divine Rational is meant in which the principal element is good. 'Isaac' too, to whom 'a son' refers, represents this good, as will be shown further on.