Arcana Coelestia (Elliott) n. 7436

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7436. To stand before Pharaoh' means the appearance of the Divine to those immersed in evils. This is clear from the meaning of 'standing before someone' as presence, at this point the appearance of the Divine since Moses who was told 'to stand' is the truth from God through which the Divine makes His appearance; and from the representation of 'Pharaoh' as those steeped in falsities, at this point those immersed in evils, as above in 7429.


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