4541. 'And make there an altar to the God who appeared to you' means that which is holy there. This is clear from the meaning of 'an altar' as the chief representative of the Lord, dealt with in 921, 2777, 2811, 4489. This being so, the holiness of worship is meant by 'making an altar to God'.

'To suck the treasures hidden in the sand' in Deuteronomy 33:19 signifies the spiritual things that lie concealed in the literal sense of the Word.

To 'suck,' as in Isaiah 66:11, signifies influx from the Lord.

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