Arcana Coelestia (Elliott) n. 8238

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8238. 'And Israel saw the great hand which Jehovah displayed among the Egyptians' means acknowledgement of the Lord's almighty power. This is clear from the meaning of 'seeing' as understanding, acknowledging, and possessing faith, dealt with in 897, 2150, 2325, 2807, 3796, 3863, 3869, 4403-4421, 5400, 6805; from the meaning of 'a hand' that is 'great', 'strong', 'powerful', or 'lofty' - when speaking of Jehovah, that is, the Lord - as almighty power, dealt with in 878, 7188, 7189, 7518, 8050, 8069, 8153; and from the representation of 'the Egyptians' as those lost in damnation, at this point those in hell.


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