To go out, as in Genesis 28:10, signifies to live more remotely. To go out to meet, as in Genesis 14:17, signifies to submit themselves. To go out and to come in, as in Zechariah 8:10, signifies the states of life from beginning to end.

(Referencat: Arcana Coelestia 1721; Exodus 10, 28)

834. The second state divides into three. First, when truths of faith do not as yet exist; then, when truths of faith together with charity do exist; and after that, when goods that arise from charity show themselves, verses 6-14.