8905. Verse 15 You shall not steal means that no one's spiritual goods or possessions must be taken away from him, and that things which are the Lord's must not be attributed to self.

As with common verbs in general, the meaning of “come” in the Bible is highly dependent on context – its meaning is determined largely by who is coming to whom and the circumstances of the action. In general, though, to come to someone - or to come to a place - represents the presence of one spiritual state with another, communication from one to the other and ultimately conjunction between them.

729. 'Raining' means temptation. This is clear from what has been stated and shown in the preliminary section of this chapter, ¹ to the effect that the flood and deluge of waters, which is called 'raining' here, mean not only temptation but also vastation. This will also be evident from what is to be stated further on about the Flood.

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