53. Verse 27 And God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him. 'Image' is mentioned twice here for the reason that faith, which resides in the understanding, is called 'His own image', while love, which resides in the will, is called 'the image of God'. The latter comes second in a spiritual man but first in a celestial man.

10148. 'And there I will meet with the children of Israel' means the Lord's presence in the Church. This is clear from the meaning of 'meeting with' as presence, as immediately above in 10147; and from the representation of 'the children of Israel' as the Church, dealt with in 9340.