2812. And he laid the wood in order. That this signifies the righteousness which was adjoined to it, is evident from the signification of the “wood of a burnt-offering,” as being the merit of righteousness (see above, n. 2784, 2798); and from the signification of “laying the wood in order upon the altar,” as being to adjoin that righteousness to the Human Divine. The merit of righteousness is adjoined when it is there, and when there is confidence from truth that it belongs to Him.

9000. 'And if he betroths her to his son' means if it is in agreement with [some] derived truth, so that it can be joined to it. This is clear from the meaning of 'son' as truth, dealt with in 489, 491, 533, 1147, 2623, 2803, 2813, 3373, 3704, 4257, at this point derived truth since 'the master', who is the father, means the main truth from which all the rest are derived, 8981; and from the meaning of 'betrothing' as being joined together, dealt with above in 8996.