Arcana Coelestia (Potts) n. 10583

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10583. And I will cover the palm of My hand over thee until I have passed by. That this signifies the closing of the internal, is evident from the signification of "covering Moses with the palm of the hand," as being to close the internal of the church, of worship, and of the Word, which is above their external. The reason why it is their internal which is signified, is because "covering with the palm" involves preventing them from seeing the glory and the faces of Jehovah; and by "the glory of Jehovah" is signified the internal of the Word, of the church, and of worship (see n. 10574); in like manner by "the faces of Jehovah" (n. 10567, 10568, 10578).


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