2672. Verse 14 And in the morning Abraham rose up early, and took bread and a flask of water, and gave them to Hagar. He put them on her shoulder, and the boy, and sent her away; and she went and wandered in the wilderness of Beersheba.

'In the morning Abraham rose up early' means the Lord's clear perception from the Divine. 'And he took bread and a flask of water' means good and truth. 'And gave them to Hagar' means implantation within the life of the exterior man. 'And he put them on her shoulder' means as much as the exterior man was able to receive. 'And the boy' means spiritual truth. 'And sent her away' means that He left the exterior man immersed in the proprium. 'And she went and wandered in the wilderness of Beersheba' means a state of wandering from one position to another in matters of doctrine regarding faith.