Arcana Coelestia (Elliott) n. 7898

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7898. 'For on this same day I have brought your hosts out of the land of Egypt' means because that time is a state of charity and faith, during which separation from those steeped in evils and falsities takes place. This is clear from the meaning of 'day' as state, dealt with above in 7881; from the meaning of 'hosts' or 'armies' as things that are the components of charity and faith, dealt with in 7448, 7236; from the meaning of 'bringing out' as being separated; and from the meaning of 'the Egyptians' as those steeped in evils and falsities, dealt with often.


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