Arcana Coelestia (Elliott) n. 6428

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6428. 'By the God of your father, who will help you' means that He was the God of the Ancient Church. This is clear from the representation of Jacob, to whom 'father' refers here, as the Ancient Church, dealt with in 4439, 4514, 4680, 4772. This Church was the spiritual Church, in which they worshipped the Lord, who is meant here by the God of the Ancient Church, the source of help in the conflicts spoken of immediately above.


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