9390. “又打发以色列人中的少年人” 表那些属于纯真和仁爱的事物. 这从 “以色人中的少年人” 的含义清楚可知,

“以色人中的少年人” 是指教会成员当中属于纯真和仁爱的事物. 因为 “吃奶的”,

“小孩子”,

“少年人” 表示那些拥有纯真和仁爱的人, 或在从人抽象出来的意义上表示那些属于纯真和仁爱的事物 (参看430, 5236节);

“以色列人” 表示教会成员, 或在从人抽象出来的意义上表示教会本身 (9340节).

10111. 'To sanctify them' means in order that they may be in possession of truths from good which come from the Lord. This is clear from the meaning of 'being sanctified' as representing the Lord and the holy things which come from Him, dealt with in 9956, 9988, and so in the spiritual sense as being led by the Lord, since the Lord alone is holy and He is the source of everything holy, 8806, 9229, 9479, 9688, 9818, 9820. From this it is evident that receiving truths through good from the Lord, thus receiving faith through love derived from Him and shown towards Him, is meant by being sanctified. Not that the person regarded in himself is therefore holy; only the Lord present with Him is holy. For faith and love constitute the Lord's presence with a person, since He is the one to whom unceasingly they owe their existence.

3926. “雅各第二个儿” 表第二个普遍真理. 这从 “儿子” 的含义清楚可知, “儿子” 是指真理 (参看489, 491, 533, 1147节). 此处表示一个普遍真理的事实, 可从前面关于雅各的十二个儿子和以他们命名的十二个支派的阐述和说明明显看出来; 也就是说, 教会的普遍事物, 因此信与爱或真理与良善的普遍事物由这些儿子来表示和代表. 他们还在反面意义上表示非信与爱的普遍事物, 也就是表示虚假与邪恶的一切事物, 这从下文明显可知.