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.

96. Internal Meaning of Jeremiah, Chapter 30

1-3 Establishment of the church with those who have been in spiritual captivity, or in ignorance of truth. (11)

4-7 Then the last judgment will be executed with those who are of the church. (15)

8-9 Then they are to be brought to the church, and will worship the Lord. (11, 15)

10-11 Then their spiritual captivity will cease. (11)

12-15 They have been infested by evils and falsities, and there is no remedy, (11, 3)

16 but those who have destroyed, will be destroyed. (3, 1)

17-18 There will be a remedy from the Lord, who will restore the church. (11, 12)

19-20 They will be perfected in truths, and it will last. (11)

21-22 This will be done by the Lord, when He will come, and He will be their God. (11, 1)

23-24 He will execute judgment upon the wicked. (15)