Arcana Coelestia (Elliott) n. 7355

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7355. 'And into the house of your servants, and of your people' means everything in the natural. This is clear from the meaning of 'the house' as a person's mind the natural mind since it is used in reference to the Egyptians and Pharaoh's servants (for the meaning of 'house' as the mind, see just above in 7353); and from the meaning of 'Pharaoh's servants and people' as everything in the natural. Things present in the natural which serve to substantiate falsities are called 'servants'; and for the use of 'people' to refer to truths, or in the contrary sense falsities, see 1259, 1260, 3295, 3581, 4619, 6451, 6465. From all this it is evident that 'into the house of your (Pharaoh's) servants and people' means into everything in the natural.


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