6888. 'And this is My memorial from one generation to another means that It is to be worshipped perpetually. This is clear from the meaning of 'memorial' as that which should be called to mind, and - when used in connection with the Divine - as His essential nature called to mind in worship; and from the meaning of 'one generation to another as perpetually. In the Word the expressions 'forever'^a and 'to all generations'^a are used, sometimes in the same verse. The reason for this is that 'forever' has reference to Divine Good, and 'all generations' to Divine Truth. And the situation is much the same with the meaning of 'memorial' and 'name', in that 'memorial' has reference to the essential nature of the Divine in worship in respect of truth, whereas 'name' has reference to the essential nature of the Divine in worship in respect of them both, of both truth and good, but in particular in respect of good. The fact that 'memorial' means the essential nature of the Divine called to mind in worship is evident from Hosea,