Arcana Coelestia (Potts) n. 10549

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10549. And it was that when Moses went out unto the tent, all the people rose up, and stood, every man at the door of his tent. That this signifies that that nation was not in the external of the Word, of the church, and of worship, but was outside of it, is evident from the representation of Moses, as being the Word (of which in the places cited in n. 9372); from the signification of "the tent," as being what is holy of worship, of the church, and of the Word (n. 10545); and from the signification of "rising and standing before the door of the tent," as being to be outside of it, for "door" denotes entrance, introduction, and communication (n. 2145, 2152, 8989); consequently "to stand before it" denotes not to enter, be introduced, and have communication.


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