Arcana Coelestia (Potts) n. 9951

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9951. Verse 41. And thou shall put them on Aaron thy brother, and on his sons with him; and shalt anoint them, and fill their hand, and shalt sanctify them, and they shall minister to Me in the priest's office. "And thou shalt put them on Aaron thy brother," signifies such a state of Divine good in the spiritual kingdom; "and on his sons with him," signifies such a state there in the external things proceeding therefrom; "and shalt anoint them," signifies a representative of the Lord as to the good of love; "and fill their hand," signifies a representative of the Lord as to the truth of faith; "and shalt sanctify them," signifies thus a representative of the Lord as to the Divine Human; "and they shall minister to Me in the priest's office," signifies a representative of the Lord in respect to the whole work of salvation from the Divine Human.


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