Verses 1-8. A General Summary.

Verses 9-18. The selection of right principles in the mind.

Verses 19-21. Invitation to enter upon the heavenly life.

Verses 22-25. A search into what constitutes the heavenly life.

Verses 26-40. The unwillingness of the unregenerate heart to enter upon it.

Verses 41-46. The attempt to do so from selfhood and defeat in temptation.

6946. 'And Jehovah said to him' means foresight of what they were going to be like if they did not possess faith. This is clear from the meaning of 'saying', when used in reference to Jehovah or the Lord, as foresight, dealt with in 5361. The fact that it is foresight of what they were going to be like if they did not possess faith is evident from the three signs described in what follows; for in the internal sense those signs represent what their state would be if they were without belief.