Arcana Coelestia (Elliott) n. 7590

Previous Number Next Number Next Translation See Latin 

7590. 'Jehovah is righteous, and I and my people are wicked' means that Divine Good could not tolerate the malevolence of the molesters, and that the current affliction had occurred as a result of this. This is clear from the consideration that Jehovah is Divine Good; for 'Jehovah' is used to mean the Divine Being (Esse), which is Divine Good, and 'God' to mean the Divine Coming-into-Being (Existere), which is Divine Truth, dealt with in 6905. Jehovah is said to be 'righteous' because He cannot tolerate the malevolence of molesters; for 'Pharaoh and his people' means those who engage in molestation, and malevolence is meant by their being 'wicked'.


This page is part of the Writings of Emanuel Swedenborg

© 2000-2001 The Academy of the New Church