'In order that they may believe that Jehovah has appeared to you' means in order that they may possess faith with regard to the Lord's Divine Human. 'The God of their fathers' means that this was the God of the Ancient Church. 'The God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob' means the Lord in respect of the Divine itself and the Divine Human. 'And Jehovah said further to him' means foresight of what those who belonged to the spiritual Church were going to be like if they were not in possession of faith. 'Put your hand into your bosom' means making truth their own. 'And he put his hand into his bosom' means the performance of this. 'And took it out' means what was seen from this. 'And behold, his hand was leprous, like snow' means the profanation of truth. 'And He said' means providence showing what those who belonged to the spiritual Church were going to be like if they did possess faith. 'Put your hand back to your bosom' means making truth their own. 'And he put his hand back into his bosom' means the Performance of this. 'And he took it out of his bosom' means what was seen from this. 'And behold, it was restored like his [other] flesh' means that now it was the good of truth.