'And Jehovah said to Moses and to Aaron' means fresh instruction. 'Take for yourselves in fistfuls' means power, imparted in the measure that it could be received. 'The ashes of the furnace' means to arouse the falsities that are a product of evil desires, by being present with those engaged in molestation. 'And let Moses scatter them in the direction of heaven' means that those falsities were to be demonstrated to the inhabitants of heaven. 'Before Pharaoh's eyes' means in his presence. 'And there will then be dust over all the land of Egypt' means the damnation of those falsities in the natural mind. 'And there will be on man and on beast' means products of interior and exterior evil. 'Sores breaking out into pustules' means resulting filthiness together with blasphemy. 'In all the land of Egypt' means in the whole natural mind. 'And they took the ashes of the furnace' means the falsities that are a product of evil desires. 'And stood before Pharaoh' means in the presence of those engaged in molestation. 'And Moses scattered them in the direction of heaven' means those falsities, demonstrated to the inhabitants of heaven. 'And sores producing pustules developed, breaking out on man and on beast' means filthiness together with blasphemy, that is a product of interior and exterior evil. 'And the magicians could not stand before Moses on account of the sores' means that they could not remain present - those who misused Divine order by producing something similar to the real thing in outward appearance. 'For there were sores on the magicians' means that similar filthiness came forth from them. 'And on all the Egyptians' means as appeared in those who were engaged in molestation. 'And Jehovah made Pharaoh's heart unyielding' means that they remained obstinate. 'And he did not hear them' means that they did not obey. 'As Jehovah had spoken to Moses' means as accorded with what had been foretold.

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