2829. As regards 'Abraham lifted up his eyes and saw' meaning the Lord's thought and insight received from the Divine, see above in 2789 where the same words occur. This thought and insight from the Divine is a thought and insight into every single thing that will ever take place, in keeping with the Divine Providence.

2790. 'The place from afar off' means into the state which He foresaw. This is clear from the meaning of 'place' as state, dealt with in 1273-1277, 1376-1381, 2625, and from the meaning of 'seeing from afar off' as foreseeing.