8676. 'Who has rescued His people from under the hand of the Egyptians' means mercy towards those governed by the good of truth and guided by the truth of good. This is clear from the meaning of 'rescuing' as deliverance, as immediately above in 8675; from the meaning of 'the Egyptians' as those who used falsities to engage in molestation, also dealt with above in 8668; and from the representation of Israel, to whom 'Jehovah's people' refers here, as those who belong to the spiritual Church, dealt with in 8645, and so those who are governed by the good of truth and guided by the truth of good, 7957, 8234. This is of the Lord's mercy, for the words used are 'blessed be Jehovah who has rescued', and 'blessed be Jehovah' means that He is the source of all good flowing from His Divine Love, 8674. Divine Love, the source of the good that comes to a person who is in a state of wretchedness because left to himself he is wholly steeped in evil and sunk in hell, is mercy.

8667. Verses 8-11 And Moses told his father-in-law all that Jehovah had done to Pharaoh and the Egyptians for Israel's sake, all the distress that had come upon them on the way, and how Jehovah had rescued them. And Jethro rejoiced over all the good which Jehovah had done for Israel, who had rescued them from the hand of the Egyptians. And Jethro said, Blessed be Jehovah, who has rescued you from the hand of the Egyptians and from the hand of Pharaoh, who has rescued His people from under the hand of the Egyptians. Now I know that Jehovah is greater than all gods, for this reason, that they behaved proudly over them.

'And Moses told his father-in-law all that Jehovah had done to Pharaoh and the Egyptians' means perception at this time from God's truth ¹ regarding the power of the Lord's Divine Human against those who were steeped in falsities and engaged in molestation. 'For Israel's sake' means for those belonging to the spiritual Church. 'All the distress that had come upon them on the way' means the toil in temptations. 'And how Jehovah had rescued them' means deliverance by the Lord's Divine aid. 'And Jethro rejoiced over all the good which Jehovah had done for Israel' means the state of Divine Good when all things go well. 'Who had rescued them from the hand of the Egyptians' means because of their deliverance from attack by the molesters. 'And Jethro said, Blessed be Jehovah' means that the Lord is the source of all Good ² . 'Who has rescued you from the hand of the Egyptians and from the hand of Pharaoh' means deliverance from attack by the molesters. 'Who has rescued His people from under the hand of the Egyptians' means mercy towards those governed by the good of truth and guided by the truth of good. 'Now I know that Jehovah is greater than all gods' means the Lord, that there is no God besides Him. 'For this reason, that they behaved proudly over them' means because of the endeavour and the force used to exercise control over those belonging to the Church.

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