7538. 'Rise up in the morning early, and stand before Pharaoh' means raising those engaged in molestation to a higher level of awareness, by being present with them. This is clear from the meaning of 'rising up in the morning early', dealt with in 7435; from the meaning of 'standing before someone' as presence, dealt with in 7527; and from the representation of 'Pharaoh' as those who engage in molestation, dealt with in 7107, 7110, 7126, 7141, 7220, 7228.

7107. 'And Pharaoh said' means the will of those who molest the Church's truths. This is clear from the meaning of 'saying' as the will, dealt with below; and from the representation of 'Pharaoh' as those who molest the Church's truths, dealt with in 6651, 6679, 6683, thus who molest those who belong to the spiritual Church, for the latter are said to be in possession of the Church's truths. The reason why the word 'saying' means the will or act of willing is that that word also includes what follows it; for when anyone wills something he verbalizes it. Since the word 'says' includes what follows it, it has various meanings, for example, a command, 7036; an urgent demand or an admonition, 5012, 7073, 7090; communication, 3060, 4131, 6228; thought, 7094; or perception, which is its proper meaning, 1791, 1815, 1819, 1822, 1898, 1919, 2080, 2862, 3509, 5687.