2804 .'He said, Behold, the fire and the pieces of wood' means that love and righteousness are present. This is clear from the meaning of 'fire' as love, dealt with in 934, and from the meaning of 'the pieces of wood for a burnt offering' as the merit of righteousness, dealt with in 2784.

1147. 'And sons were born to them' means matters of doctrine deriving from those three. This is clear from the meaning of 'sons' in the internal sense as truths of faith, and also as falsities. Consequently matters of doctrine, both true and false, are meant, for such are the doctrines of Churches. That 'sons' has such a meaning, see above in 264, 489, 491, 533.