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我的使者要在你前面行，領你到亞摩利人、赫人、比利洗人、迦南人、希未人、耶布斯人那裡去，我必將他們剪除。
Donkeys
Donkeys signify things relating to the intelligence of the sensual man; and camels, the things of intelligence in the natural man. (Isaiah 30:6, 7)
In Genesis 12:16, donkeys signify earthly knowledge. (Arcana Coelestia 1486)
In 1 Samuel 9:3, donkeys signify the Lord's preparation for His natural life on Earth. (Arcana Coelestia 2781[5])
In Luke 19:28, 41, a donkey and the foal of an donkey signify the natural man as to good and truth.
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Plagues
'The plagues of Egypt' signify the falsities and lust which cause the church to perish.
In Revelation 16, 'the plagues were poured out upon men by angels from heaven' when they were truths and goods sent down by the Lord which were turned into evils and falsities by the people who were below. 'Plagues' signify evils of love, and falsities of faith.
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