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ἐπορεύθη δὲ μωυσῆς καὶ ἀπέστρεψεν πρὸς ιοθορ τὸν γαμβρὸν αὐτοῦ καὶ λέγει πορεύσομαι καὶ ἀποστρέψω πρὸς τοὺς ἀδελφούς μου τοὺς ἐν αἰγύπτῳ καὶ ὄψομαι εἰ ἔτι ζῶσιν καὶ εἶπεν ιοθορ μωυσῇ βάδιζε ὑγιαίνων
Exodus 4:18
Arcana Coelestia #6944
6944. 'And behold, they will not believe me, and will not hear my voice' means that those who belonged to the spiritual Church would not be in possession of faith and so would be unreceptive. This is clear from the representation of the children of Israel, to whom these words refer, as those belonging to the spiritual Church, dealt with in 6426, 6637; from the meaning of 'not believing' as not being in possession of faith; and from the meaning of 'not hearing the voice' as being unreceptive, dealt within 5471, 5475.
