9881. “用纯金” 表通过属天良善. 这从 “金” 的含义清楚可知.

“金” 是指爱之良善 (参看113, 1551, 1552, 5658, 6914, 6917, 8932, 9490, 9510节); 由于经上用的是 “纯金” 这个词, 故所表示的是属天良善. 因为既有属天良善, 也有属灵良善, 这二者既可以是内在的, 也可以是外在的; 属天良善是对主之爱的良善, 属灵良善是对邻之爱的良善. 在圣言中, 所有这些良善都被称为 “金”. 但它们彼此有别, 分为来自 “乌法”,

“俄斐”,

“示巴”,

“哈腓拉”, 以及 “他施” 的金子: 来自乌法的金子 (耶利米书 10:9; 但以理书 10:5) 表示属天良善; 来自俄斐的金子 (以赛亚书 13:12; 诗篇 45:9; 约伯记 22:24; 28:16) 表示属灵良善; 来自示巴的金子 (以赛亚书 60:6; 以西结书 27:22; 诗篇 72:15) 表示宗教知识层面的良善; 来自哈腓拉的金子 (创世记 2:11, 12), 以及来自他施的银和金 (以赛亚书 60:9) 表示记忆知识层面的真理和良善.

9881. 'From pure gold' means through celestial good. This is clear from the meaning of 'gold' as the good of love, dealt with in 113, 1551, 1552, 5658, 6914, 6917, 8932, 9490, 9510; and since the words 'pure gold' are used celestial good is what is meant. For there is celestial good and there is spiritual good, both of which may be internal or external, celestial good being the good of love to the Lord, and spiritual good the good of love towards the neighbour. In the Word all those kinds of good are called 'gold'. But they are distinguished from one another by being called gold 'from Uphaz', 'from Ophir', 'from Sheba' and 'Havillah', and also 'from Tarshish' - gold from Uphaz in Jeremiah 10:9; Daniel 10:5, by which celestial good is meant; gold from Ophir in Isaiah 13:12; Psalms 45:9; Job 22:24; 28:16, by which spiritual good is meant; gold from Sheba in Isaiah 60:6; Ezekiel 27:22; Psalms 72:15, by which good on the level of religious knowledge is meant, as it is by gold from Havillah in Genesis 2:11-12; and also silver and gold from Tarshish, in Isaiah 60:9, by which truth and good on the level of factual knowledge are meant.